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Pattaya, Thailand:- Designated Areas for Sustainable Tourism Administration in Thailand aims to promote Pattaya as a Halal food destination to attract more Muslim tourists from ASEAN and other Muslim countries. DASTA’s Office of Designated Area 3 (Pattaya City and Vicinity) acting managing director, Thiti Chantaengphol, said DASTA will cooperate with the Nern Plub Wan community in …
Bangkok: – RECOGNISING the immense potential of a market of 1.6 billion Muslims worldwide, the new 242-room Al Meroz Hotel, which soft-opened in Bangkok’s predominantly Muslim enclave of Ramkhamhaeng last November, has initiated efforts to establish its presence at this year’s ITB Berlin to get travel agents in Europe acquainted with Thailand’s first halal property. …
After halal food and halal travel, the next huge untapped market within the Islamic economy has caught Thailand’s attention: Muslim designer fashion. Muslim apparel production is not new to Thailand – there are over 200 Muslim dressmaking groups in the country with more than 100,000 members mainly in the southern border provinces, including batik dressmakers, …
AS THE Muslim travel market becomes a growing force worldwide, ASEAN countries are developing new strategic directions in a bid to wrestle a bigger piece of the lucrative halal tourism pie. This fast-growing sector is projected to grow to 150 million visitors comprising 11 per cent of the global travel economy with an expenditure of …
KUALA LUMPUR: Thomson Reuters today announced the launch of its Islamic Asia Pacific Ex-Japan Islamic Agribusiness Index, covering 30 Shariah-compliant companies in the Asia-Pacific region with revenues derived directly from agricultural products. The Islamic Asia Pacific Ex-Japan Agribusiness Index is the first index of its kind in the Asia-Pacific region. It will be tracked by …
Bangkok- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has urged the development of Thai halal food products to help boost exports. The collaboration of relevant parties in forming the Thailand Halal Assembly reflected that Thailand had the potential to develop its halal food products to meet strict international standards, the premier said at the opening of the assembly at …
BANGKOK – An estimated 5,000 delegates are expected to meet in Bangkok between 28 – 30 December for the first “Thailand Halal Assembly 2014″ to be held at the Bangkok Convention Centre, Centara Grand Hotel at CentralWorld. Organised jointly by the Halal Science Centre of Chulalongkorn University, the Central Islamic Council of Thailand and Halal …
YALA, THAILAND – The Southern Border Provinces Administration Centre (SBPAC) aims to boost the economy in the southern border provinces by opening new Halal marketplaces both inside and outside of Thailand. The SBPAC Secretary General Phanu Uthairat has said that the SBPAC is planning three methods to stimulate the economy in the southern border provinces. …
Patani, Thailand — Thailand being one of the largest manufacturer of halal processed foods, is currently hosting a Halal trade show in Patani, the home to mostly Muslim population in its southern provinces. On Friday evening, in front of Omthong Apartments, Mr. Witaya Panichpong, the Governor of Pattani, presided over the opening ceremony of the Five …
Phuket, Thailand – a A training course was held for Halal food operators in Phuket’s tourism industry at the Boat Lagoon Resort on Monday September 8th 2014. PPAO Chief Executive – Paiboon Upattising presided over the launch, and was accompanied by his Deputy – Soratham Jinda, PPAO Advisor – Jeerasak Thortip, the Chairman of the …
The first Thai Halal Food Festival at Thailand’s Embassy in Riyadh on Tuesday night was a big draw.Organized by the Thai diplomatic mission in cooperation with the local business community, the festival featured food products and authentic cuisine, including rice, frozen foodstuffs, packed juice, corns, candies and spices. “The festival focused mainly on halal products …
Muslim tourists have long chosen Malaysia, its beaches and its malls as a holiday destination thanks to cultural affinity. Now the Southeast Asian country, where Muslims make up about 60 percent of the population, wants to parlay its visitor dividend into a bid to overtake its neighbors for the world’s halal medical tourism crown. It …
