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PM: Govt stabilizes economy during its 6 months of work

BANGKOK, 23 July 2009 (NNT) – The Prime Minister has expressed confidence that after 6 months in office, his administration has brought increased stability to the Kingdom and worked to…

Textiles industry booming as demand for face masks rockets

BANGKOK, 23 July 2009 (NNT) – The textiles industry has reported a boom due to concern over swine flu, driving up the demand for face masks to novel heights. Director…

Commerce Ministry: Over 1,000 businesses terminated in June

BANGKOK, 20 July 2009 (NNT) – Director-General of the Department of Business Development Kanissorn Navanugraha declared that 3,628 corporations had registered new businesses in June, whereas 1,200 businesses were defunct.…

ASEAN to confer on human rights, economic cooperation, virus

PHUKET, 19 July 2009 (NNT) – ASEAN Foreign Ministers have voiced agreement towards the final draft of the Terms of Reference (ToR) of the ASEAN Human Rights Body after the…

Trade rep: Thais courted to invest in Japan

BANGKOK, July 18 (TNA) – Japan has convinced Thais to invest in three main industries including auto parts, food and processing, and retail trade and distribution in the country by…

Sideway trade to be seen on SET this afternoon

BANGKOK, 16 July 2009 (NNT) – The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) is expected to experience a sideways trade to hail new supportive factors following the increase of the Dow…

Thai Baht closes at 34.13-34.14 against USD

BANGKOK, 14 July 2009 (NNT) – The Thai Baht closed at 34.13-34.14 against the greenback, remaining stable from this morning. The Thai Baht traded in line with other currencies in…

World Bank, IFC prepared to loan to Thailand

BANGKOK, July 14 (TNA) – The World Bank via the Clean Technology Fund and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) are ready to extend soft loans of US$300 and $400 million…

Thai economy should rely more on Asia and ASEAN, says economist

BANGKOK, July 11 (TNA) – The Thai economy should shift to rely more on Asian and intra-ASEAN markets, according to a leading economist. Speaking at annual meeting of the National…

State enterprises remit income of 5.7 bn baht in June

Director of State Enterprise Policy Office (SEPO) Mr Areepong Pucha-oom revealed that state enterprises had sent income of 5.76 billion baht to the government, 1.9 billion baht above the target,…