People and Government
Crossborder trucking traffic to increase with Myanmar
Thailand and Myanmar are expected by the end of this month (March) to sign a memorandum of understanding for the Initial Implementation of a Cross-border Transport Agreement (IICBTA) to facilitate crucial improvements in logistics within the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS).Keep reading ...
Supalak Ganjanakhundee
Bangkok commuters can now enjoy new buses on five routes
Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA), operator of city bus service, today (March 27) put into service 100 new NGV-powered buses on five main routes to serve Bangkok people who have been waiting for the new air-conditioned buses for over a decade.Keep reading ...
Thai PBS Reporter
Bangkokians delivered health services
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has been delivering health services to residents of Bangkok as part of the government’s policy to improve the livelihoods of Thai citizens. Bangkok Governor Pol Gen Asawin Kwanmuang, officiated recently at the launch of the third “BMA Delivers Happiness to People” ...
Thammarat Thadaphrom
Thailand to host 8th ACMECS in June
Thailand is slated to host the 8th Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS) Meeting this June, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.Keep reading ...
Thammarat Thadaphrom
The Official Visit by the Working Group on Business and Human Rights (WG on BHR), 26 March – 4 April 2018
Upon the Royal Thai Government’s invitation, the United Nations Working Group on the issues of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises will pay an official visit to Thailand between 26 March – 4 April 2018, during which the Working Group will meet ...
Phnom Penh, Bangkok agree to exchange fugitives
After Bangkok deported a prominent Cambodian activist, Phnom Penh has agreed to help Thailand in hunting for Thai fugitives. This confirms the concerns among Thai refugee communities in Cambodia and human rights organisations that both countries are making a deal on exchanging political refugees. Keep reading ...
Prachatai Reporter
Japan supports Thailand 4.0
As the Thai economy continues to evolve, so too is investment coming from Japan, which sees Thailand as the ideal gateway to the growing ASEAN region. Under the Thailand 4.0 plan, Thailand aims to move to a digital and knowledge-based economy driven by services, innovation, ...
PM talks trade, security with Turnbull
The Thai and Australian prime ministers held a bilateral meeting for the first time in five years during the Asean-Australia special summit in Sydney, with focus on upgrading the economic relationship and regional security cooperation.Keep reading ...
The Nation Reporter
Thailand Lifted Restrictions on Foreign Workers to Change Employers, Work Places and Types of Work
On 6 March 2018, the Thai cabinet approved the drafted amendments to the Royal Ordinance on the Management of Foreign Workers Employment B.E. 2560 (2017). The new revision aimed to facilitate better control and monitoring of the process of bringing foreign workers into Thailand, the ...
Deputy Premier Wissanu admits Thai laws obsolete
Deputy Prime Minister for Legal Affairs Wissanu Krea-Ngam has conceded that many laws in force in Thailand are outmoded.Calling for an urgent legal modernization, Wissanu said a number of laws in Thailand are not compatible with international treaties and agreements, and some of them appear ...
