Author archives: BangkokScoop

Thais are spending less than usual, according to a recent poll by Suan Dusit Rajabhat University. The poll asked 1,174 people about their spending habits, of which around 70% stated they’ve cut back on leisure spend, around 40% said they are cooking at home more, around 23% plan their budgets,…

Thailand’s digital economy is projected to explode by 2025, according to a 2016 study conducted by Google and Temasek, a Singaporean investment firm. The study outlines some reasons why the digital economies of Thailand and other Southeast Asian countries could be sitting on a huge powder keg. Thailand’s bricks and…

The Deputy Prime Minister, Gen. Prawit Wongsuwan, has instructed security agencies and related units in all provinces to prepare measures to prevent road accidents during the New Year holiday period. Gen. Prawit attended a meeting with relevant agencies nationwide to discuss preparations for road safety during the New Year holiday….

The Deputy Minister of Defense fired a simulated artillery gun to release runners in the “Siam Trail 2019”. At the Nine-Army War Historical Park, Chong Sadao subdistrict, Muang Kanchanaburi district, Kanchanaburi province, Deputy Defense Minister Gen Chaichan Changmongkhol togather with Permanent Secretary for Defense Gen Nath Intrachareon and Supreme Commander…

Continuing his international tour, Tim Cook has landed in Thailand, taking in the sights of the Chao Phraya River and Wat Arun, as well as visiting schoolchildren learning from Apple’s Everyone, Can Create curriculum, and speaking to WWDC scholarship winners.   On the latest leg of his trip, following visits…

An exhibition to celebrate Father’s Day has drawn many visitors to Sanam Luang in Bangkok, with one of the main highlights being the sculpture zone. The exhibition attracted a wide variety of visitors, including the general public, students and tourists, on Constitution Day, a public holiday in Thailand on December…