Bangkok Informer

Jetstar Asia adds eight new weekly services to Bangkok from Singapore Jetstar Asia to operate up to five services a day to meet increasing leisure and business demand New capacity takes Jetstar Group flights to Thailand to over 100 weekly Jetstar Asia is adding eight additional services to its weekly schedule between Singapore and Bangkok [...]

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Thailand recently hosted the 15th Carriers World Asia, to further promote telecommunication business development in the region. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – Business

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New Zealand tourist died from exposure to a pesticide used to kill bedbugs at a Chiang Mai hotel   CHIANG RAI – A long list of attacks on women in several countries says be careful, Bali is often thought of as a paradise on earth, but for one Australian woman, that oasis turned into a [...]

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Asia News Network, an alliance of 22 newspapers in 19 countries, supports Nation Multimedia Group’s entry into the digital television industry. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – Business

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Expect YoY earnings growth to be sustained through 1H13 Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – Business

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The United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has released a list of the world’s most likely targets for terrorist attacks, a list on which Thailand ranks unnervingly high. In addition to being the number-one target for terrorist attacks in Asia, Thailand is also the number-five target for terrorist attacks in the world. The FBI [...]

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East Asia Pacific is expected to show growth of 7.8 per cent in 2013 and 7.6 per cent in 2014, to continue its role as an engine of global growth, according to World Bank. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – Business

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Three Thai universities have been named among the top 100 research universities in Asia by the Times Higher Education magazine. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com –

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Japanese carmakers in particular that use the country as a manufacturing hub.   RAYONG – Thailand is the “Detroit of  Asia” and it is Japanese car makers in particular that use the country as a manufacturing hub. In 2012 production reached 2.45m vehicles of which 1m were exported. This made Thailand the 7th largest car [...]

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Thee Oh Sees on the last night of their Asia tour. 18 feb — shibuya o-nest — Tokyo, Japan 19 Feb — kd japon — Nagoya, Japan 20 feb — live space conpass — Osaka, Japan 21 feb — Mao live — Beijing, china 22 feb — 390 cafe — shanghai, china 23 feb — [...]

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After soaring above its budget competition to become the second-largest airline in its home country behind state-owned Vietnam Airlines, VietJet Air is looking to tap the regional markets in Asia. Bangkok Post The low-cost carrier is perhaps best known for the sensation it caused when a video of bikini-clad hostesses surfaced on YouTube. However, smart [...]

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Joanne Baynham is a Director of MitonOptimal in South Africa and Head of International Portfolio Management. She is a qualified Chartered Accountant (CA) and Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA). Having spent 6 years with Appleton Asset Management, Joanne moved to Optimal Fund Management prior to the merger with Miton Investments. Based in Cape Town, she has [...]

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Development in Asia and the Pacific is increasingly being affected by the ongoing slowdown in the global economy as well as structural problems within the region’s economies, according to latest United Nations macroeconomic projections and policy advice. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – Business

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US President Barack Obama arrived in Thailand Sunday on a three-nation visit to South-east Asia that underscores a new US emphasis on the Asia-Pacific region. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – Breakingnews

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Global Market Expansion Services (MES) remains a highly promising sector in the outsourcing industry with an annual growth rate of 7.1 per cent globally, and 8 per cent annual growth expected for Asia alone, according to the second MES report jointly released by Roland Berger and DKSH. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – Business

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