Advertise Here Travellers to Thailand may be able to pass through Bangkok’s Suvarabhumi Airport a little quicker as a new electronic refund process has been implemented for the nation’s Value Added Tax (VAT). International departing passengers could now receive their refund by a mere flick of a card over a smartcard reader. Tourists visiting Thailand [...]
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Thailand is earmarked to become a major international gateway for internet services for Southeast Asia. Industry experts say that Thailand appears as though it could become a hub for connecting countries across the region. This is something that many believe is required ahead of the formation o the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) in 2015. Experts [...]
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Thailand’s bid to become a leader in the production of eco cars has become a step closer. Japanese auto manufacturers, Suzuki and Mitsubishi, have launched to new eco cars made that were produced in Thailand. Mitsubishi has unveiled the new Mirage model, which can drive up to 22 kilometres on a single litre of petrol, [...]
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Over 2,500 Russian travellers are stranded overseas in destinations such as the Dominican Republic, Middle East and Thailand after their tour company collapsed. One of Russia’s largest tour operators Lanta Tour Voyage ceased trading and filed for bankruptcy. Russian tourists are left stranded in Thailand, while their tour company files for bankruptcy in Moscow. The [...]
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President of BBC’s iPlayer, Jana Bennett, will tomorrow announce plans to launch the British Broadcasting Corporation’s content into the Thailand market early next year. BBC will launch a Thai service in January 2012. BBC will launch a Thai service in January 2012. She will also announce new channels to be launched in Taiwan and Indonesia. [...]
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One company that many predict will feel the pain of the Thai floods is electronics manufacturer Western Digital, supplier of a quarter of the world’s hard disk drives. Western Digital’s plant was forced to shut down two of its plants due to flooding, which could affect their exports by as much as 40 percent. In [...]
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Carlsberg is now selling bottled beer throughout Thailand. The company has set up an office in the capital Bangkok in the summer 2011 in order to prepare the relaunch of bottled Carlsberg beer in Thailand. Bottled beer will follow up the success selling Carlsberg draught in bars and restaurants where the target initially was 150 [...]
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In lines with the Thai Travel News’ vision of providing potential holidaymakers with useful advice, Thai Travel News has announced plans for the launch of a new business directory. The move is aimed at providing a list of services in which tourism industry professionals abroad and interested travellers can easily find the desired business or [...]
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Thailand is the target of new investment from internet search giant Google with the shiny new opening of offices in the capital Bangkok. Regional director for Southeast Asia, Julian Persuad said that the region was coming into prominent but not much of content about the region was available on the internet. He expressed excitement over [...]
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