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Central Pattana, a leading retail and property development company, has unveiled ambitious plans to invest approximately $3 billion to broaden its mixed-use portfolio over the next five years. Central Pattana’s proposed projects are poised to offer an…
Freightos, a global frontrunner in online reservation and payment systems for the international freight industry, has recently confirmed the addition of Thai carrier, Pattaya Airways, to the WebCargo by Freightos’ platform. This collaboration enables freight…
King Power, a leading duty-free company in Thailand, has made the announcement that it will be closing its branches in Srivaree, Pattaya, and Mahanakhon by September. This move forms part of a broader cost-cutting strategy that involves a voluntary redundancy…
Thai retailer CP All has appointed Yuthasak Phoomsurakul as its new CEO of operations, overseeing the company’s network of more than 11,000 7-Eleven stores. Phoomsurakul started his career with the company as the deputy MD of marketing and product management…
Carl’s Jr. plans to close all six locations in Thailand by the end of the month. R&R Restaurant Group, which holds the rights to operate the burger chain, announced it could no longer bear the costs of operating the fast-food chain. “We tried to get through…
Thailand’s leading coffee chain Café Amazon plans to expand in Vietnam after five months of establishment in the country. A spokesperson said recently the chain sees long-term potential in Vietnam and will expand in Ho Chi Minh City and neighboring provinces…
Proving the ‘flights to nowhere’ trend is taking off, Thai Airways has given religious tourists a bird’s-eye view of 99 holy places across Thailand. Olivia Palamountain reports. Led by “celebrity fortune-teller and religion history expert” Dr Khata…
As we pass the halfway point of 2020, the world today looks very different from when we started the year. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has affected more than our health, as our daily habits have changed, and how we use goods and services has…
Thailand’s government has imposed an overnight curfew effective tonight that will force the closure of tens of thousands of convenience stores and street vendors. The curfew will run from 10pm to 4am. During that time all Thais and visitors to the country…
Four in five Thai consumers (78 percent) have tried going cashless in 2018, compared to only fifty percent in previous year as confidence in digital payments grew, according to the 2018 Visa Consumer Payment Attitudes study (the “Study”). The study tracks…
US furniture retailer Ashley has launched in Thailand, partnering with local home furnishing and decor chain Chic Republic. The move is expected to help the brand capitalise on growing market demand and consumer purchasing power in the territory. Ashley…
U-Tapao Rayong-Pattaya International Airport has entered into a partnership with AIS to support and develop its air transport system through the introduction of new innovations. AIS will take part in the pre-construction period and the opening of the…
During the 12 months ending in the first quarter of this year, on average, the booking window of international travellers to Thailand stretched over a month (36 days), |with an average length of stay per booking at three days, according to a survey by |online…
Thai property developer Siam Retail is building two more Terminal 21 shopping malls – in Pattaya and Nakhon Ratchasima province. President Prasert Sriuranpong says the company is investing 6 billion baht (US$170.5 million) in the Pattaya development because…
Thailand would be a hub to support and facilitate the growth of Roos’s business in Asia. “We’re originally from Holland. My great-great-grandfather founded the company in 1835, or about 181 years ago. I’m the sixth generation of the family. We [currently…
“We are creating the world’s best integration of a Ikea store into a shopping centre,” said Sebastian Hylving, expansion director for Ikano Private Ltd, holder of the Ikea franchise rights in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. The branch will offer wide-open…
