Thailand’s digital economy is projected to explode by 2025, according to a 2016 study conducted by Google and Temasek, a Singaporean investment firm. The study outlines some reasons why the digital economies of Thailand and other Southeast Asian countries could be sitting on a huge powder keg. Thailand’s bricks and mortar shopping culture thrives stronger […]
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has launched the Amazing Thailand Grand Sale Passport Privileges project to stimulate travel spending by foreign tourists from now to January 31 next year. The TAT Governor, Yuthasak Supasorn, said the project aims to increase spending by foreign visitors, especially tourists from China, Russia and the UK. The TAT […]
Three agreements have been signed between Ranong Port (Thailand) and port trusts of Chennai, Visakhapatnam and Kolkata, with an aim to reduce sea travel time between the two countries to more than a half. The memoranda of understanding (MoUs) were signed during the two-day BIMSTEC conclave of ports which concluded here on Thursday. It was the first such conclave. The […]
Preparations to ensure the flow of traffic and safety measures for foreign delegates attending the 35th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits are now well rehearsed. National flags, signs and banners are prominently displayed around Impact Muang Thong Thani, the main venue of the summits. The event’s opening ceremony will be held at the Grand Diamond […]
Tourism promotion campaigns such as “Chim Shop Chai – Eat, Shop, Spend” have received good feedback from the general public, despite complaints on the complexity of registration. The government yesterday approved another campaign to promote domestic tourism at year’s end, with 100-baht tourism packages. Deputy Government Spokesperson Traisulee Traisoranakul announced that the Cabinet had in […]
Giving a break up of the agreements, Jurin Laksanawisit said the agreements signed in Mumbai totaled approx Rs 900 crore while in Chennai, it was about Rs 1,500 crore. Chennai: Thailand and India have signed agreements for Rs 2,400 crore to boost trade ties between the two countries, Deputy Prime Minister of the southeast Asian […]
Bangkok: The year 2014 turned out to be a turbulent one for Southeast Asia with two plane tragedies and a coup hitting global headlines, even as India’s ties with the key region gained momentum with the new Indian government turning the ‘Look East’ policy into an ‘Act East’ strategy. Prime Minister Narendra Modi used the […]
People from all walks of life have been flocking to Otop City 2014, ringing up more than half a billion baht in sales. According to Director of Local Wisdom and Community Enterprise Promotion Office Taweep Butrpho, over 300,000 people have been to the Otop City 2014 since the fair kicked off last week, generating at […]
In the East There is a VIBRANT place called Gujarat A place Where the world converges every two years From the year 2003 This place has led the Development of India over the last 10 years A policy driven state – Gujarat, where ROBUST infrastructure comparable to International standards continues to deliver growth every minute. […]
The 2014 Forbes India Celebrity 100 in its third year has found a new leader. For the first time in its three-year run, Shah Rukh Khan has been unseated from the top slot by friend and peer Salman Khan. Reason: The star didn’t have a film release (barring a cameo) in the period considered for […]
