“Political elite hints at exorbitant flight prices: who is still allowed to take to the air?”
Flying, once a luxury that became accessible to many, is now in danger of becoming a privilege of the wealthy. Political proposals suggest drastic increases in the flight tax, with the risk that the average citizen will be left behind. Will flying soon be a distant dream again for most of us?
Thailand question: EuroTV price increase
I received an email this morning that EuroTV has to increase its prices due to the current circumstances being price increases. They do go up by about 35%. Did it rise so fast in Thailand?
Who can tell me why in the last year the prices of food and gasoline have risen so fast, sometimes even double? Surely the average Thai can't afford this?
The Energy Policy Administration Commission (EPAC) has announced that the price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), which is used for cooking in homes, will gradually increase over the next three months.
Interprovincial bus operators have said they will limit or stop services on specific routes due to rising fuel costs.
Are prices also rising so enormously in Thailand?
Soon my wife and I will be going to Thailand for several years. We wonder how things are going in Thailand with the price increases? We need petrol for our car, electricity for the air conditioners, bottled gas for baking and cooking, we go to the Makro, Big C and Lotus to do our shopping, occasionally treat the family to a dinner out, a drink before bedtime.
BoT adjusts inflation rise in Thailand to 4,9%
The Bank of Thailand (BoT) has significantly revised its inflation forecast for this year from 1,7% to 4,9%. This is due to the increase in energy and food prices attributed to the consequences of the war between Russia and Ukraine.
European tour operators complain: Thailand has become too expensive!
Research by the travel website Skif shows that a holiday in a popular beach resort in Thailand costs the same or more than in Greece, Italy, Turkey, Spain and Egypt, making it more difficult to attract European tourists.
Bus companies in Bangkok want to increase bus ticket prices
The bus service operators want the price for a bus ticket in Bangkok to be increased. They are going to the Ministry of Transport for this today. They think that the basic fare for buses without air conditioning should be increased from 9 to 12 baht and for buses with air conditioning from 13 to 15 baht.
Consumer prices in Thailand significantly higher
In November, the consumer price index in Thailand rose by 0,6 percent. That is the highest percentage in 23 months. Especially fresh vegetables, meat, oil, tobacco products and alcoholic beverages became more expensive.
Thailand has become very expensive for us. I have been coming to Thailand regularly for about 16 years. Because the Thai baht has become about 30% more expensive and prices have increased considerably, I will now consider going to the Philippines, for example.
Submitted: Price explosion at Tesco Lotus!
Let me first say that I have no problem with it, but today I noticed something. Once a week I go shopping with my wife, but the prices are skyrocketing.
Statement of the week: 'Despite price increases, Thailand is still cheap for tourists.'
Thailand has been touted for years as the ideal destination for expats and tourists, mainly because it is so cheap. But is that still the case? Discuss the statement of the week.
There are increasing indications that oil prices, and consequently airline ticket prices, will rise again this year. The good news is that the demand for air travel is increasing.
Thai news in brief – January 10
Trucks, buses and taxis blocked two roads in Bangkok yesterday in protest against the announced price increase of CNG (compressed natural gas) in steps of 50 satang from 8,50 to 14,50 baht per kilo.
Rice may be 19 percent more expensive as a result of flooding
Rice prices could rise by 19 percent by the end of the year due to flooding in Southeast Asia, including Thailand, and as the government has begun to buy up rice through its mortgage system, CP Intertrade Co, Thailand's largest rice packer, expects . The price of Thai parboiled rice may go to $750 per ton from $630 now and the same product from India from $480 to $500, Sumeth Laomoraphorn, president of …
The great hoarding (of rice) has begun
As expected when the government announced its intention to introduce the mortgage system for rice on October 7, an estimated 3 million tons of rice are being held back by exporters, traders and millers to immediately take advantage of the higher prices the system offers. In the mortgage system, which replaces the Democrats' price insurance system, the government, through the Bank of Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives, pays 15.000 baht for a ton of white paddy (unhusked rice) and…