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Tourist Authority of Thailand offers One Card for 4 Provinces
By Supansa The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has recently officiated “One Card: Four Provinces” to facilitate visitors travelling in 4 provinces of lower central Thailand: Samut Sakorn, Samut Songkram, Petchaburi and Prachuab Khirikhan. The cardholder can benefit discount from many tourist attractions, accommodations, restaurants and souvenir shops in the 4 provinces, said Mrs. Pinnat [...]
Thai restrictions having ‘no negative effect’ on property market
Limitations on foreign ownership in Thailand are preventing overseas buyers from entering the market, it has been claimed. Bangkok, in particular, did not witness any notable deals and income through real estate during the fourth quarter of 2010, a new report from CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) has claimed. “Although there have been concerns regarding the influx [...]
Bangkok’s City Viva Mall to open in May
Bangkok property developer Sun Assets Global, a property arm of Nimit Group, is set to fully open its community mall The City Viva on Sathorn Road in May with the target of welcoming up to 2,000 customers per day. As reported in The Nation, 92 of 280 planned shops have opened to date, while the rest [...]
Sansiri targets budget buyers
Thailand’s second biggest property developer, Sansiri PLC, has set itself ambitious targets over the next 3 years in order to capture more of the low end property market. The company’s chief operating officer, Khun Wanchak Buranasiri recently announced new targets that will see revenue increase by 10% this year to eventually reach THB29 billion (US$947 m) [...]
TAT Steps Up Promotions for Golf in a Kingdom
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is to adopt a high-profile presence at the North America Golf Tourism Convention to be organised by the International Association of Golf Tour Operators (IAGTO) between May 18 – 21, 2011, Monterey County, California. Thailand is the only Asian country to be featured as a major sponsor of this [...]
Airport chaos eases while violence flares in Cairo
CAIRO (AP) — In their rush, some forgot their bags. The near mayhem at Cairo’s airport over the past few days gave way to slightly more organized chaos on Wednesday, with between 10,000 to 13,000 passengers making their escape aboard about 95 flights. Miles away, protesters fought supporters of embattled President Hosni Mubarak — clashes [...]
UN says Asian tech exports far outpace US
GENEVA (AP) — Asia is now exporting two-thirds of the world’s mobile phones, personal computers, digital televisions and other high-tech goods for information and communications, in a significant shift in world trade accentuated by the global financial crisis, the U.N. reported Wednesday. The new U.N. data shows that China and Hong Kong exported $498 billion [...]
Insurgents kill 5 in Thailand’s restive south
PATTANI, Thailand (AP) — Suspected Muslim insurgents opened fire Thursday on a grocery store in Thailand’s insurgency-plagued south, killing five Buddhist bystanders, police said. Pol. Col. Wanlop Jamnong-arsa said a half dozen gunmen in a pickup truck opened fire at the shop, a popular place for residents to congregate, and then fled. Three men and [...]
Mazda Motor tumbles to quarterly loss
TOKYO (AP) — Mazda Motor Corp. sank into the red in the October-December quarter, unable to overcome a stronger yen and lackluster sales in Japan. The Japanese automaker said Thursday it booked a quarterly net loss of 2.67 billion yen ($32.7 million). It had net profit of 4.42 billion yen a year earlier. Revenue inched [...]
Dow Chemical earnings rise sharply for 4th quarter
MIDLAND, Mich. (AP) — Dow Chemical Co. reported sharply higher fourth-quarter profit Thursday with the industrial giant reporting strong sales across the globe. It said it earned $426 million, or 37 cents per share. That compares with net income of $87 million, or 8 cents per share, a year ago. Excluding items, the Midland, Mich. [...]
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