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Tim Santasombat

Bangkok

Thailand News Correspondent at Xinhua News Agency (English)

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  • 3 weeks ago | today.line.me | Tim Santasombat |Sun Weitong |Rachen Sageamsak

    CHIANG MAI, Thailand, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Thailand Travel Mart Plus 2025, an international tourism trade event, is taking place in the northern resort city of Chiang Mai, with a focus on high-value experiences rooted in culture, wellness, and sustainability.

  • 1 month ago | thestar.com.my | Tim Santasombat |Lin Hao

    BANGKOK, May 28 (Xinhua) -- Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on Wednesday proposed the government's 3.78 trillion baht (115.66 billion U.S. dollars) budget for the 2026 fiscal year to parliament, aiming to shore up a sluggish economy amid global trade tensions. The draft bill projects a 0.7 percent increase in expenditure and a budget deficit of 860 billion baht (about 26.31 billion dollars), marking a 0.7 percent decline from fiscal 2025 that ends in September.

  • 1 month ago | today.line.me | Tim Santasombat |Rachen Sageamsak

    BANGKOK, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's economy expanded 3.1 percent in the first quarter of 2025 from a year earlier, driven by public investment and exports despite slowing private and government consumption, official data showed on Monday.

  • 1 month ago | today.line.me | Tim Santasombat |Rachen Sageamsak

    BANGKOK, May 16 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's consumer confidence declined for a third successive month in April, hitting the lowest level in seven months, due to concerns over U.S. tariffs and a sluggish domestic economic recovery, a survey showed on Thursday. According to the survey of 2,245 respondents conducted by the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, the consumer confidence index fell to 55.4 last month from 56.7 in March as all components of the index decreased.

  • 1 month ago | today.line.me | Tim Santasombat

    BANGKOK, May 1 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's investment application value surged 97 percent from a year earlier in the first quarter to a combined 431.2 billion baht (12.9 billion U.S. dollars), driven by large infrastructure projects, particularly foreign investments in data centers, official data showed on Wednesday.

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