Environment and land
Fishing for migrant labour with MoUs
Myanmar has expressed an interest in sending 42,000 workers to fill vacancies in the commercial fishing sector, according to Labour Minister Pol Gen Adul Sangsingkeo. Speaking after his return from a visit in Myanmar where he met Union Minister for Labour, Immigration and Population Thein ...
Penchan Charoensuthipan
EEC dubbed new driver of Thai economy
The Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) that straddles three eastern provinces of Thailand is emerging as the new driving engine of the Thai economy. Tasanee Kiatpatraporn, the Deputy Secretary-General of the Eastern Economic Corridor Office of Thailand, recently commented that the EEC project is an appropriate ...
Thammarat Thadaphrom
JWD plots EEC access via port
SET-listed JWD InfoLogistics Plc, an integrated inland logistics service provider, is interested in bidding for management of Laem Chabang seaport’s Phase 3 as it seeks opportunities from the government’s Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) scheme. Keep reading ...
Lamonphet Apisitniran
Govt to ban import of electronic, plastic wastes
Import of all kinds of electronic and plastic wastes will be prohibited to ensure protection of the environment. A meeting yesterday (August 16) between all related agencies to solve the environmental problems created by e-waste and plastic waste concluded with a resolution to ban the ...
Pratch Rujivanarom
Massive job loss seen if Thailand doesn’t upgrade education – EEC advisor
Thailand will gain about 30,000 short-term jobs as the government’s Eastern Economic Corridor project ramps up, but will lose hundreds of thousands of jobs long-term unless the country improves its education system, an EEC board meeting was told.Keep reading ...
Warapun Jaikusol
Water management technology in Thailand, the smart way
Thailand has consistently transformed its food industry over the past 60 years. Through the transfer of technology, perseverance and government support – from improving credit access for farmers to implementing international standards in production and packaging to ensure the highest level of safety and quality ...
Michell Christopher
EECD gets PPP treatment
In a bid to speed up development, the Eastern Economic Corridor of Digital (EECD), one of the flagship developments under the government’s much-touted EEC scheme, will be developed under the public-private partnership (PPP) model. Keep reading ...
EEC investments jump by 122% during this year’s first half
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha chaired a meeting of the Eastern Economic Corridor Policy Committee to follow up on the project’s developments, which are progressing according to plan.The committee acknowledged the value of investment on the EEC project during January – June 2018 worth some 180 ...
Thai seafood exporter strives to clean up its act
Thai Union Group, the world’s biggest canned tuna supplier, is making strides toward improving its notorious labor practices in the face of Western pressure.About a year has passed since Thai Union reached an agreement with international environmental group Greenpeace, which had called for a boycott ...
Thai-Myanmar border commerce to double by 2026
The value of border trade between Thailand and Myanmar is expected to double to UScopy2 billion by 2026, says the assistant spokesman of the Prime Minister’s Office. The cabinet has approved the proposed draft of policies and initiatives for the ninth Meeting of the Myanmar-Thailand ...