Tour groups still arriving in Thailand

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has announced that the number of countries raising travel warnings on Thailand still remains at 32, and all of them have not yet increased the severity of the warnings. Mr. Sukree Sittiwanit, Director of TAT's Advertising & Public Relations Department, stated that the warnings...

GH Bank to lower interest rates

The Government Housing Bangk has announced it will lower interest rates according to the Monetary Policy Committee. President of the Government Housing Bank (GH Bank) Ms. Angkana Chaimanat stated that GH Bank will lower its interest rates to 0.25% after an agreement with the Monetary Policy Committee. Ms. Angkana went...

All Indian nationals safe in Thailand: Envoy

India today said all its nationals are safe in Thailand, rocked by massive anti-government protests that have claimed four lives, and supported efforts to restore normalcy in the country through consultations. "All the Indians in Bangkok and other parts of Thailand are safe. We have not received reports of any...

Thidapa bags top honours at Women’s Indian Open 2013

Thailand pro Thidapa Suwannapura maintained outright lead to win her maiden Ladies European Tour (LET) title at the seventh Hero Women’s Indian Open golf tournament at the Delhi Golf Club (DGC) on Saturday. The 21-year-old Thidapa didn’t lose her concentration and led throughout the day to shoot a bogey-free four-under...

Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra survives censure debate

Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and Interior Minister Charupong Raungsuwan easily survived a no-confidence vote Thursday morning. Ms.Yingluck received 297 votes of confidence from the ruling coalition party members, against the 134 votes to unseat her by Democrat members. Meanwhile, Interior Minister Charupong Raungsuwan received 296 votes of confidence and 135...