Mercedes-Benz project looks to luxury EV niche

Mercedes-Benz Thailand is in talks with the Board of Investment (BoI) on its new electric vehicle (EV) project in Thailand, with a focus on drivers in the luxury car market. The Stuttgart-based automaker is interested in investing in the EV business af…

Bitter pill for True, DTAC

NBTC imposes harsh conditions on telecom merger, with lower margins likely Despite providing tacit approval for the merger of True Corporation and Total Access Communication (DTAC), the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has…

State vows continued effort on economic zones

The government has pledged to move ahead with new regional economic corridors and continuation of its promotion of 10 existing special economic zones (SEZs) in an effort to decentralise development and growth, as well as lure investment to the province…

Domestic tourist spending still tepid

Local tourism this year has been marked by a higher volume of short trips, with inflation and flooding affecting average spending per person, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). The number of domestic trips in the first nine months ta…

All systems go as summit nears

With the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit just weeks away, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered all agencies concerned to ensure things on the ground will run smoothly. Government spokesman Anucha Buraphachaisri said the premier …

House of Catalunya

There was the mackerel coca de recapte on filo and then the Galician octopus with sofrito and picada. The Embassy Room’s new chef de cuisine Ferran Tadeo. My delightful dinner at the freshly-reopened Embassy Room was due to these super scrumptious Cata…

Thailand in the spotlight as Apec nears

published : 21 Oct 2022 at 04:00 newspaper section: [Life](http://search.bangkokpost.com/search/result_advanced?category=news&xNewsSection=Life) The Apec 2022 meeting will be held in Bangkok, and Thailand will be in headlines next month. The Government…

The global leadership India needs

India, like China, takes enormous pride in its civilisation’s scale and antiquity — and rightly so. But such pride can also lead to a complacent and sometimes dangerous insularity. Since gaining independence from the British Empire 75 years ago, India …