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Setting up Business in Thailand
Setting up Business in Thailand – In modern times Thailand enjoys a robust economy in the Asian region. Thailand’s march into the big league has come about through testing times though. Predominantly, Thailand has been an agrarian economy blessed with bountiful crops of rice, maize, rubber, sugar cane, cassava and more. Rich hauls of sea
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The Vongthip Letter Jan ’11
A month full of joy: During the first half of December, Thailand staged another memorable birthday celebration for HM the King. Even the weather seemed to join in the nationwide festivities that continued well into the year-end and the New Year. With high consumer confidence, retail sales were brisk. Domestic tourism also flourished as people
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The Vongthip Letter Dec ’10
(…) Moving laboriously forward: The month of November has not been too unkind to PM Abhisit. With quieter and calmer political situation, PM Abhisit was able to travel to Guangzhou for the inauguration of the Asian Games before attending the 2010 Apec meeting in Yokohama, where world’s leaders continued their discussions on G20 Summit Meeting
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The Vongthip Letter Nov ’10
Another hectic month: In October, things were somewhat calmer during the first two weeks. PM Abhisit managed to take off for ASEM Summit meeting in Europe and make his first official visit to Burma (after two years in the office). There were a few subdued political demonstrations to mark the anniversaries of the yellow and
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The Vongthip Letter Oct ’10
The Oct jinx: True to tradition, the last and the first month of government fiscal year have never been quiet and peaceful when key government officials, police and military generals reached their mandatory retirement and had to be replaced. This year, things have been more unstable than usual due to the discontent of those left
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The Vongthip Letter Sep ’10
Reasons to celebrate: On 12/8/10, HM Queen Sirikit’s 78th birthday (also Thailand’s Mother’s Day), the people were in for a joyful celebration with their families over the long weekend. Local tourism managed to boost the number of tourists and hotel occupancies in most upcountry popular destinations, notwithstanding the heavy rainstorms and floods in some areas.
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The Vongthip Letter Aug ’10
Looking more like 46 now?! With the extra heavy cares and woes that he has been experiencing in the last 20 months, PM Abhisit has certainly matured before our eyes. In 7/10 he was given hell by the yellow shirts for failing to take drastic actions to claim back the land surrounding the Preah Vihear
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The Vongthip Letter July ’10
Mending the fences: Thanks to FIFA, Thai football fans put away their politically colored shirts to spend sleepless nights watching the World Cup matches in South Africa. News of favorite teams and players dominated most newspapers and TV screens. An avid football fan himself, PM Abhisit has, however, managed to accomplish most of what
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From Million Man To Billion Baht March
Do the math, and it doesn’t look good for either the government and the opposition with the red “class war” exposed as a “cash war.” Authorities claim Thaksin kin transferred the astronomical amount of some 15 billion baht to the red movement within a few days after April 28th, along with the real escalation of
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The Vongthip Letter Jun ’10
Bangkok burning: May was a most agonizing month for the people of Thailand. Hardcore red shirts moved ferociously to expand their territory further into Bangkok CBD. With the number of casualties increasing by the day from snipers and M79 grenades, the Abhisit government declared 17-21/5/10 as public holidays in Bangkok, during which Bangkokians stayed put,
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