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Bumps ahead despite rosy tourism figures

October 17, 2018 ThaiResidents Team ahead, arrivals, despite, Difficulties, favorable, figures, tourist

THAILAND welcomed visitor arrivals of 28.5 million in January-September 2018, up by 8.7% over the same period of 2017, according

LOCAL

PM Prayut shrugs off new quake and flies to Bali

October 11, 2018 ThaiResidents Team Asean, Bali, despite, earthquake, flies, meeting, Minister, Prayut, Prime

PRIME Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha did not appear shocked or concerned as he flew to Bali at 8 a.m. this morning

MONEY

Finance Ministry sticks to 3.5-3.6% GDP growth for 2017

August 4, 2017 ThaiResidents Team 0 Comment 3.5-3.6%, despite, Finance, floods, GDP, growth, Ministry, sees

THE Finance Ministry does not think the Northeastern floods will affect this year’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth which should

LOCAL

Resort knocked down despite warning of lawsuit

July 24, 2017 ThaiResidents Team 0 Comment Boek, despite, dismantled, Lawsuit, Phu, resort, Thap, warning

A 250-strong team of forestry and Petchabun provincial officials, police and soldiers moved in to demolish a resort at Phu

WORLD

G20: Trump hails talks as ‘success’ despite divisions

July 9, 2017 ThaiResidents Team 0 Comment deep, despite, divisions, G20, hails, President, success, US, wonderful

(BBC) – US President Donald Trump has declared the G20 summit in Germany a “wonderful success”, despite his country’s isolated

LOCAL

Security guard enters monkhood after lottery jackpot

June 10, 2017June 10, 2017 Songpol Kaopatumtip 0 Comment becomes, despite, guard, jackpot, Lottery, monk, security

A THAI security guard who earned 30 million baht from government lotteries two years ago entered the monkhood today (June

LOCAL

Lottery bonanza doesn’t change Koh Samui taxi driver

April 18, 2017 ThaiResidents Team 0 Comment bonanza, continues, despite, Driver, driving, Lottery, Taxi

LADY Luck smiled on a Koh Samui taxi driver whose taxi license plate number helped him win 30 million baht

WORLD

S.Korean stocks up after Park’s impeachment ruling

March 10, 2017March 10, 2017 ThaiResidents Team 0 Comment despite, Geun-hye, impeachement, Korean, Park, President, ruling, south, stocks, up

(CNBC) – South Korean equities rose slightly amid growing political uncertainty after President Park Geun-hye’s impeachment ruling. The benchmark Kospi