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Some people, for their own reasons, don't trust real estate agents and don't really understand what an agent brings to the table that they can't do for themselves. It's an understandable reaction, as it's a polarizing subject. Agents are either despised or loved. They earn an A or an F on their closing report card – there is rarely a C on performance in this business. Some buyers and sellers could...

The news broke when the movie’s production manager, Piya Pestonji, met with the Governor of Krabi, Lt Col M.L. Kitibadee Prawit, at Krabi Provincial Hall yesterday (June 12) to discuss details of the production along with the Director of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Krabi Office, Apichai Aranyik. The movie production will see more than B340 million invested in Thailand and create employment...

PHUKET: The tunnel that will become the Chalong Underpass has now been fully excavated and the construction engineer for the project still hopes that the underpass will be open to traffic in April. Somkiet Yimpong, Project Manager at the Phuket office of the Highways Department, told The Phuket News yesterday (Feb 15) that the tunnel breakthrough came in late January. Works on installing the panelling...

Britain’s biggest banks are preparing to relocate out of the UK in the first few months of 2017 amid growing fears over the impending Brexit negotiations, while smaller banks are making plans to get out before Christmas. The dramatic claim is made in the Observer by the chief executive of the British Bankers’ Association, Anthony Browne, who warns “the public and political debate at the moment is...

I’m going to give you some advice I wish someone had given me when starting out, about making your first few sales online. The first and very most important thing for any startup business is to focus ALL your energy on getting your first few sales, because those first sales will start bringing in cash. You need that cash flow as soon as possible. Here’s why you should go after the money first: Most...

INDUSTRIES AND MANUFACTURING IN THAILAND Manufacturing and industry have played a significant role in Thailand’s economic growth. Since most manufactured products are export items they bring tremendous amount of income to the country each year. Major Industries include: tourism, textiles and garments, agricultural processing, beverages, tobacco, cement, light manufacturing such as jewelry and electric...

The Phuket condominium market is expected to rise in line with a recovering economy and the growing population of the island. Increasing supply and higher selling prices will be the key drivers, while demand is forecast to improve slightly. Local developers and joint ventures will be key players in the market, said property consultant Knight Frank Thailand. Demand will continue to be driven by...

London’s financial services industry is already planning to move business overseas due to the uncertainty of the Brexitprocess, the head of the British Bankers’ Association has warned. Anthony Browne blamed fears that European Union (EU) politicians will want to erect trade barriers in an attempt to weaken the City of London during the Brexit negotiations for the planned moves. Smaller banks could...

According to Juniper Research, the global ride sharing market is estimated to grow to $6.5 billion by 2020 from $3.3 billion in 2015. North America is the biggest region in the industry and is expected to account for a third of the market share. Western Europe and Asia-Pacific, excluding Far East and China, are estimated to be the next big regions. While Uber maybe the biggest known brand worldwide, other...

GDP From Construction in Thailand increased to 77237 THB Million in the fourth quarter of 2016 from 66489 THB Million in the third quarter of 2016. GDP From Construction in Thailand averaged 58891.02 THB Million from 1993 until 2016, reaching an all time high of 103692 THB Million in the first quarter of 1996 and a record low of 36619 THB Million in the fourth quarter of 2000. Read...