THE Public Health Ministry’s Disease Control Department said this afternoon (Feb. 18) that a cluster of coronavirus infection at Pornpat market in adjacent Pathum Thani province spread to 10 provinces during Feb. 9-16 with the number of cases jumping to 359, Siam Rath newspaper. Of the 359 cases, 332 are in Pathum Thani but the
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Housing price index falls to Covid-19
THE Covid19 outbreak will lead to a fall in the price index for housing supply in Greater Bangkok in the first quarter, with discounts and campaigns still necessary to clear inventory. Real Estate Information Center (REIC) acting director-general Vichai Viratkapan said property developers need to use promotions to boost sales in the first quarter as
Read moreSamut Sakhon shrimp market lifeless as Covid-19 cases rise to 13
THE trading was sluggish at the reopened shrimp and fish market at the centre of the spreading of Covid-19 in Samut Sakhon province after the number of cases shot up to 13 this morning (Dec. 13) from seven last evening, Amarin TV reported. Samut Sakhon Governor Mr. Weerasak Wichitsangsri said all the patients were linked
Read moreHit by virus, Bangkok condo market plummets in Q2
THE NUMBER of condominiums launched in the Bangkok market dropped sharply in the second quarter with the plunge being 73.2% year-on-year and 35.6% compared to the first quarter, latest research by Knight Frank Thailand Company released today (July 21, 2020) shows. Ms. Risinee Sarikaputra, director of research and consultancy at this real estate agency, said
Read moreBangkok housing market likely to drop by 39% year-on-year
THE Greater Bangkok residential market is expected shrink by 39% year-on-year with new launches seen to bring in a total of 72,875 units compared to 118,975 units unveiled in 2019, the independent survey firm Agency for Real Estate Affairs (AREA) said today (June 18, 2020). Dr Sopon Pornchokchai, president of AREA’s Research and Appraisal Information
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