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VAT cut to boost jewelry export

Share BANGKOK, 29 June 2009 (NNT) – Value added tax (VAT) cut from raw material imports of gems for the jewelry industry will boost jewelry export value to 300 billion…

Defense Minister checks Phuket’s preparedness for hosting international talks

Share PHUKET, 29 June 2009 (NNT) – Armed Forces Chiefs follow up the security preparatuibs in Phuket where the ASEAN and dialogue partners meetings scheduled to take place during July…

Thailand to open investment promotion office in Korea

Share BANGKOK, June 28 (TNA) — Industry Minister Charnchai Chairungrueng leaves Tuesday for a five-day visit to persuade South Korean business interests to invest in Thailand, and to open a…

New savings bonds won’t affect liquidity, says BoT

ShareBANGKOK, June 27 (TNA) – The government’s plan to issue its first batch of savings bonds – an issue valued at Bt 50 billion — will neither fuel rising interest…

Moody’s downgrades Norinchukin Bank to Aa3; outlook is stable

ShareTokyo, June 29, 2009 -- Moody's Investors Service downgraded The Norinchukin Bank's (Norinchukin) bank financial strength rating (BFSR) to C- from C, Baseline Credit Assessment (BCA) to Baa1 from A3,…

Special Report protesters

ShareA mass rally by the anti-government United Front of Democracy against Dictatorship on 27 June will be conducted in a peaceful manner without relocating from its main rally site at…

Thailand, Cambodia to hold operational level talks in July

ShareNAKHON RATCHASIMA, June 26 (TNA) – Thailand and Cambodia will hold a regional border affairs meeting in Thailand’s northeastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima in July to discuss border problems, a…

Thailand-Guangdong committee aims at boosting trade

ShareGUANGZHOU, June 27 (TNA) – Visiting Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on  Saturday expressed satisfaction over rising exports of Thai fruits to China’s Guangdong province, saying that a Thai-Guangdong committee…

First 2 swine flu deaths in Thailand reported

ShareBANGKOK, 27 June 2009 (NNT) – The Ministry of Public Health has reported that 2 influenza A (H1N1) patients in Thailand have died. The ministry have also asked people to…

Weekend anti-government rally won’t impact stocks

ShareBANGKOK, June 27 (TNA) – The planned mass anti-government rally by the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (Red Shirts) protesters over this weekend will have little impact on investment…