Thailand
Economy
In what is widely seen as an attempt to counter growing resistance from the political opposition, the Pheu Thai Party (PTP) has decided to soften its stance on demanding for constitutional...
2012-01-09Economy
Thailand's trade exports contracted by 12.5% y-o-y in November, compared to an expansion of 21.5% y-o-y in October. Meanwhile, imports also contracted by 2.4% y-o-y in November. Although...
2012-01-09Economy
Thailand's trade exports contracted by 12.5% y-o-y in November, compared to an expansion of 21.5% y-o-y in October. Meanwhile, imports also contracted by 2.4% y-o-y in November. Although...
2012-01-09Economy
The Thai government has expressed its intention to withdraw from the World Heritage Convention (WHC) following a decision by the secretariat to advance Cambodia's management plan for...
2011-07-01Economy
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said in May that a legal team will be set up to present Thailand's case to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in response to Cambodia's petition...
2011-06-03Economy
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his Democrat coalition government attracted heavy criticism from the political opposition after the cabinet approved THB66bn (US$2.2bn) worth of...
2011-05-01Economy
The opposition Puea Thai Party formally filed a censure motion against Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and none other ministers on March 1. Broadly speaking, the opposition party is...
2011-03-04Economy
The Bank of Thailand (BoT) has raised its benchmark repo rate by 100bps to 2.25% since the global financial crisis amid growing confidence in the strength of the economy. Meanwhile,...
2011-03-04



