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 …
Taylor Swift’s 10th album ‘Midnights’ crashes Spotify
published : 22 Oct 2022 at 03:45 LOS ANGELES – Taylor Swift’s 10th album “Midnights,” marking a gradual return to pop for the US singer-songwriter, sparked an online fan frenzy following its witching hour release on Friday — and crashed Spotify in the …
Trump ordered to testify in Capitol assault probe
WASHINGTON – Lawmakers probing the 2021 attack on the US Capitol subpoenaed former president Donald Trump Friday to testify on his involvement in the violence, in a major escalation of its sprawling inquiry. The summons came after the House panel of se…
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 …