New company registrations reach a record
In a report issued by the Business Development Department in early September, it was announced that new company registrations had hit a record high for the previous month.
More than 20,000 Bangkok buildings need checking
The Engineering Institute of Thailand (EIT) recently stated that it believes more than 20,000 buildings in Bangkok need to be checked for safety. This followed the collapse of the concrete awning of a building in Chatuchak district in September.
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE IN THAILAND
Medical malpractice refers to the negligence of professional duty by a health care provider in which the treatment provided to a patient falls below the recognized standard of medical practice which results in damage, injury, or death.
False tax invoicing to be targeted
In early September the Revenue Department announced the arrest of a gang who had created a false front as a building materials distributor in Nonthaburi province and allegedly purchased fake tax invoices from several companies and sold them for a what the Department claimed was a combined value of around one billion baht to more than 500 companies.
Could a ‘Brexit’ style event happen in the AEC?
The European Union (EU) was the prototype around which the Asean Economic Community (AEC) was modeled. As Britain, the fifth-largest economy in the world, has now voted to exit the EU, there is speculation that other member states may follow and the entire edifice will come crashing down.
IT’S NOT JUST MARKETING – IT’S PERSONAL
There are over 1 billion websites on the world wide web today, the majority of your competitors have websites, most have social media accounts too. So, how do you convince your potential customers that you are the best in the business before you have even spoken to them?
Toscana and Moom Talay: from farm to table, a unique experience
The Toscana Italian restaurant and Moom Talay Thai restaurant are located side-by-side on Beach Road, about 100 metres south of Soi 6/1, and alongside the Tropicana Hotel (where, it should be noted, guests for the two eateries can park for free: just obtain a ticket, which will be stamped by the cashier when you pay your bill).
The potential effects of Brexit on the AEC
The June vote by the British public for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union (EU), the so-called Brexit, had almost immediate economic ramifications.
Thailand Business Roundup 6
Bangkok-based international voice telephony services provider SawasdeeShop has joined with Asia’s largest cloud-based communications provider Knowlarity Communications and launched ClouDee cloud telephony services. This is the first in Thailand.
Southeast Asian Business Roundup
Go-Jek attracted the equivalent of US$550 million in funding recently, adding further fuel to the belief that Indonesian startups are a catalyst for investment thanks to its growing population of young internet users.