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Big C is as of 2016 Thailand's second-largest hypermarket operator after Tesco Lotus. [6] It has operations in five countries, namely Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and Hong Kong . The company was founded by Central Group in 1993 and the first Big C opened on Chaengwattana Road in Bangkok in 1994.
Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi. Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi ( Thai: เจริญ สิริวัฒนภักดี; Chinese: 苏旭明; pinyin: Sū Xùmíng; RTGS : Charoen Siriwatthanaphakdi; born 2 May 1944) is a Thai business magnate and investor. He is the founder of Thai Beverage, and the chairman of conglomerates TCC Group and Fraser ...
On 1 January 1991 the name was formally changed to the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET). Thailand Futures Exchange (TFEX), a subsidiary of the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), was established on 17 May 2004 as a derivatives exchange. On 28 April 2006 SET50 Index Futures was launched as the first product.
In Thailand, the banks are governed by the Bank of Thailand, which was established in 1942. Across Thailand, there are thirty licensed banks which are registered with a further six being state-owned. In total they have a combined assets of 26.268 trillion baht (~ US$835.25 Billion) as of June 2019.
Pang Sida; 4. Ta Phraya; 5. Dong Yai; and numbers 6-9 mark the locations of Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex: 6. Chaloem Phrakiat Thai Prachan; 7. Mae Nam Phachi; 8. Kaeng Krachan; 9. Kui Buri. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) designates World Heritage Sites of outstanding universal value to cultural or ...
Thailand, [b] officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), [c] is a country in Southeast Asia on the Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 70 million, it spans 513,120 square kilometres (198,120 sq mi).
General elections were held in Thailand on 14 May 2023 to elect 500 members of the House of Representatives. [3] The Move Forward Party, led by Pita Limjaroenrat, surprised analysts by winning the most seats, followed by fellow opposition party Pheu Thai who had won the most seats in the 2011 and 2019 elections. Turnout was a record 75.22%.
According to the 2017 constitution, Thailand's entire political system is under the control of the army, through the appointed Senate but also via an array of military-dominated oversight bodies [6] The King of Thailand has little direct power under the constitution, but is a symbol of national identity and unity.