Thailand's government has held its “Amazing Thailand Tourism Year 2018” event to kick-off next year’s tourism campaign, aiming to disperse tourist spending across the provinces. 

The executive committee in charge of the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) project this week approved five public-private joint undertakings during a meeting to discuss infrastructure plans. 

The Thai Chamber of Commerce expects the Thai economy to grow in the fourth quarter of the year, as the tourism and export sectors improve. 

Exports over the first nine months of the year have risen by 9.3%, hitting a six-year high. 

Taking almost a year to complete, the royal crematorium is now ready to perform its duty on October 26. 

The Department of Medical Sciences has launched the world’s first reference book on Thai medicinal herbs, in an attempt to lower imports of foreign medicines. 

United States Ambassador to Thailand Glyn T. Davies visited Surat Thani province to take note of trade and economic situation in the southern province. 

A study by the Ministry of Commerce of the purchasing habits of low-income earners has found most of their expenses are related to food and beverage, confirming that the government’s welfare card scheme addresses their needs directly. 

Thailand has attained third place in terms of tourism revenue according to 2016-2017 statistics released by the United Nations’ World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).

The Royal Thai Embassy in Yangon and the Thai Business Association of Myanmar (TBAM) have co-organized a business seminar in Bangkok to update Thai investors on the new economic policy of Myanmar.