India’s lack of infrastructure, transport deter Thai tourists, says envoy
Soonthorn Chaiyindeepum deputy head of mission Royal Thai Embassy in India said Thailand – India relations are building up in the post-cold war era and Thailand as a member of Asean is looking towards India for strengthening friendship bonds between two countries. “Thais are more interested and keen to visit…
OTOP products to be offered at Suvarnabhumi International Airport Bangkok
The Ministry of Commerce has inked a memorandum of understand to sell OTOP products at Suvarnabhumi International Airport, expecting the sales of the products to top 30 billion baht a year. Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisan has penned an MoU with King Power Company on OTOP products….
Thailand Remains the World’s Largest Rice Exporter in Terms of Value
Thai rice exports from January to August 2013 totaled 4.2 million metric tonnes, valued at 2.9 billion US dollars, or 87.2 billion baht. In terms of export value, Thailand remains the world’s largest rice exporter. Deputy Director-General of the Department of Foreign Trade Tikhumporn Natvaratat said that, during the eight-month…
RBI bans zero interest loans on EMI to credit card holders
In a move that is likely to dent retailers’ festive season sales, the Reserve Bank of India has barred ‘zero per cent interest’ schemes offered by banks to credit card holders. Banks will now be able to recover dues through equated monthly installments only when customers are billed regular…
India surprises with repo rate rise but eases rupee measures
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan surprised markets in his maiden policy review on Friday by raising interest rates to ward off rising inflation, while scaling back some of the emergency measures recently put in place to support the ailing rupee. Rajan, who took office early this month…
Massage Parlour diplomacy: India offers Yoga in return of Thailand’s spas
Indian people will soon be able to avail the luxury of Thai massage parlours. A barter proposal is being discussed at the highest level, according to which Thailand will set up its famous massage parlour in India in return of yoga. The proposal is being considered under Free Trade Agreement…
Nina Davuluri, Miss America’s first Indian-American winner, shrugs off racist backlash
By Geoff Herbert In 1983, a Syracuse University student named Vanessa Williams became the first African-American woman to be crowned Miss America. Thirty years later, the second Miss Syracuse winner to receive the same national honor, Miss New York Nina Davuluri, became the first Indian-American woman to win Miss America….
Indian gets top post in WHO southeast Asia
New Delhi: India’s Poonam Khetrapal Singh was elected the regional director of the WHO’s southeast Asian region Thursday. An Indian has regained the post after a gap of 44 years. The post was last occupied by an Indian in 1968. The present incumbent Samlee Plianbangchang is from Thailand and…
Indian Air Services Top The Chart For Punctuality In Asia
Time is the first thing every traveler is particular about and it is never easy for people to spend hours waiting for a mode of transport . Flights on many occasions are delayed; it can be due to bad weather, technical defects or even due to Air Traffic. Airlines always…
TAT hosts Amazing Thailand “ASEAN Media Fam Trip from Bangkok to Siem Riep”
TAT hosts Amazing Thailand “ASEAN Media Fam Trip from Bangkok to Siem Riep” on September 6 -11, 2013 Bangkok – September 5, 2013: A total of 21 prominent online foreign media from East and South Asia – Japan, China, Taiwan, India, and Thailand – have been invited to join…