THE Middle East conflict has led to tourism in southern Phang Nga province declining with hundreds of tour boats sitting idle at Surakul pier, aka Kasom pier, in Takua Thung district which is a popular departure point for tours of Phang Nga Bay, Naewna newspaper said today (April 16). Ms. Chotimont (surname withheld), manager
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2026 GDP could drop to 1.2% of war drags on: KResearch
IN SLASHING its 2026 GDP forecast from 1.9 to just 1.2 percent should the Middle East war drag on and escalate Kasikorn Research Centre (KResearch) warned that Thailand also risks being hit by stagflation and a “Triple Deficit”, PPTVHD36 said yesterday (March 21). Mr. Burin Adulwattana, managing director and chief economist of KResearch, said
Read moreSpain v Argentina ‘Finalissima’ match in Qatar cancelled amid conflict
By Reuters and published by CNA THE ‘Finalissima’ football match between Spain and Argentina that was scheduled to be held in Qatar later this month has been cancelled due to the conflict in the Middle East, UEFA said in a statement on Sunday (Mar. 15). The US-Israeli strikes on Iran have affected countries throughout
Read moreBoth sides trade strikes and threats as the Iran war approaches the two-week mark
By Reuters and published by The Straits Times DUBAI/BEIRUT– The leaders of Iran, Israel and the United States all voiced defiance and vowed to fight on as the Middle East war approached the two-week mark on Friday (Mar. 13), killing thousands of people, disrupting the lives of millions of others and shaking financial markets.
Read moreImmigration Police strictly screening foreigners coming from Middle East war zone
WITH THE war in the Middle East still raging fiercely, the Immigration Bureau is now strictly screening foreigners coming to Thailand from countries caught in the fighting while pointing out that the total number Israelis here is far lower than speculated, PPTVHD36 said today (Mar. 12). Pol. Maj. Gen. Cherngron Rimphadee, the bureau’s deputy
Read moreThailand has enough oil reserve for short term: Panel
WITH the US-Israel air war against Iran having expanded today (March 2) engulfing Lebanon, Gulf states and a British air base in far-away Cyprus, Thailand’s Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) reassured that there are sufficient oil reserves for 60 days and contingency plans could be utilised to secure supplies from
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