Higher down payment for 2nd homes starting soon
THE Bank of Thailand today (Oct. 5, 2018) announced that most likely from January 1, 2019 onwards buyers of 2nd
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January
Tourist arrivals jump 11% during Jan-July 2018
TOURISM continues to shine brightly with arrivals during January-July this year reaching 22.6 million, an increase of 11% over this
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1,452 road deaths in Jan. 2018
ROAD death toll remains alarmingly high with unofficial figures collected by the Don’t Drive Drunk Foundation showing that 1,452 people
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Cooler weather in Thailand until Jan.15
THAIS who love cool weather are celebrating today’s announcement by the Meteorological Department that temperatures in Bangkok and its adjoining
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Supermoon on December 3, 2017 and January 2, 2018
A SPECTACULAR lunar event takes place on December 3, 2017 when the moon gets closest to Earth from 6 pm
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Household confidence drops for the second month in a row
THAI households are more concerned about cost of living as shown by Kasikornbank Research Center’s KR Household Economic Condition Index
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Inflation hits 28-month high of 1.55%
INFLATION jumped by 1.55% in January 2017 with this being the highest in 28 months and is seen to track
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Bitcoin hits a record high in Asia
(CNBC) -With economic and geopolitical risks on the rise, bitcoin boosters are championing the ability of their crypto-currency, which hit
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Southern railway line still cut off by floods
THE Southern railway line remains impassable at Nakhon Si Thammarat this morning as some southern provinces reel under the impact
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22 tourists saved from sinking boat
OFFICIALS rescued 22 tourists from a speed boat which foundered close to the national park at Phi Phi islands today,
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