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Central bank: Foreign capital continuing to flow into Thailand in larger amounts

BANGKOK, March 26 (TNA) – Bank of Thailand (BoT) Governor Tarisa Watanagase on Thursday projected that foreign capital would continue to flow into Asian countries including Thailand in a larger…

Industry Minister remains optimistic about continued Baht appreciation

BANGKOK, 26 March 2010 (NNT) – Industry Minister, Chanchai Chairungruang remained optimistic over the continued Baht appreciation while urging exporters to lower their costs of production to increase productivity. Mr…

PTT to begin phasing out benzene gas

BANGKOK, 26 March 2010 (NNT) – Thai petrol giant PTT Public Co. Ltd. is planning to phase out benzene 91 and 95 within the next few years. PTT President Prasert…

Government set to prevent disruption at Inter-Parliamentary Union meeting

BANGKOK, March 26 (TNA) – The Thai authorities have planned security measures ahead of the Inter-parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly which opens in Bangkok on Saturday, and the anti-government Red Shirt…

Tourism, service hardest hit by red-shirt rally

BANGKOK, 25 March 2010 (NNT) – A survery by the Center for Economic and Business Forecasting (CEBF) showed that tourism and the service sector were most affected by the long-standing…

Most analysts fear SET index plunge if standoff turns violent

BANGKOK, March 25 (TNA) – Most stock analysts expect the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) composite index will drop to 688 points if the current political standoff turns violent, according…

Rate hike depends on economic factors and inflation, says BoT

BANGKOK, Mar 25 (TNA) – Bank of Thailand (BoT) Governor Tarisa Watanagase on Wednesday announced a central bank decision by the Monetary Policy Committee on April 21 to raise the…

Government rules out using emergency decree despite bombings

BANGKOK, March 25 (TNA) – Thai Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban on Thursday expressed concerned about a series of bombings which continued to rattle some official buildings in the capital…

Troops to be withdrawn from Parliament

BANGKOK, March 24 (TNA) – Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban on Thursday pledged he would order the withdrawal of security personnel deployed at and around Parliament as part of…

SET expected to pass 900 pts this year

BANGKOK, 24 March 2010 (NNT) – Trinity Securities Company predicts the Thai stock index is likely to reach 900 points by the end of the year as capital continues to…