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Jittery retail sector seeks govt stimulus

February 11, 2019

The Thai Retailers Association (TRA) said yesterday that consumer spending is growing at a less than optimal rate in the first half of this year and has suggested that the government consider cutting taxes on luxury goods and launch campaigns such as a “Thailand Grand Sale” to attract tourists.

Il Duce failed in train punctuality

June 29, 2018

Re: “At least Mussolini kept the trains running on time,” Have Your Say, June 28.

Dozens injured in train accident in Austria

FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 2018

Up to 40 people were injured, most of them lightly, when two train carriages collided in the Austrian city of Salzburg on Friday, rescuers and the rail company said.

Retailer group tallies costs of wage rises

FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 2018

THE THAI Retailers Association (TRA) says the government’s proposed increase in the minimum wage – applied in a range that differs by area – will increase the cost burden of businesses.

Big retailers expect solid final quarter

MONDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2017

SALES at the nation’s big retailers posted growth of between 2.8 and 3 per cent for the first nine months of |the year, said the Thai Retail Association (TRA), boosting optimism for continued growth to close out the final quarter.

SRT accused of ignoring Buri Ram woman injured in train mishap

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 07, 2017

The family of a 21-year-old woman seriously injured in a fall from a moving train last December is seeking compensation from the State Railway of Thailand (SRT).

Elderly woman loses foot in train accident

SUNDAY, AUGUST 20, 2017

A 71-year-old Thai woman’s left foot was severed by a train at the Pak Chong Train Station in Nakhon Ratchasima province on Sunday morning.

Taxi drive slightly injured in train crash during downpour

SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 2017

A taxi driver was slightly injured when a freight train carrying military hardware crashed into his vehicle in Nakhon Ratchasima’s Mueang district early Saturday.

Big retailers see little cheer

MONDAY, JULY 31, 2017

WEAK CONSUMER spending in the second quarter of the year has exacerbated concerns for the sales performance of the big retailers in the second half.

Retail sales rise but picture clouded

MONDAY, MAY 22, 2017

SALES AT big retailers and chain-store operators jumped 3.02 per cent in the first quarter of 2017, driven by a pick-up in the economy and adding to the positive business data emerging this year.

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