Economy and industry

Five million travellers stayed at Airbnb accommodation in the Greater Mekong region in 2017, generating income of UScopy.67 billion (55 billion baht). The home-sharing service revealed that guests in Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam were up 147% year-on-year. Keep reading ...

The prime minister yesterday (Aug 23) told the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (MDES) and other top officials to quickly implement a policy to provide more digital government services to the public, noting that results have so far not met his expectations.The Digital Economy ...

Thailand is gearing up for the 12th ASEAN Skills Competition in Bangkok. The competition allows the region’s youth to exchange experiences in skill development, helping them keep pace with new technologies, meet international standards and ultimately enhance the potential of ASEAN. Keep reading ...

TMB BANK Plc , which recently issued Thailand’s first green bonds, aims to lead the way in sustainable banking by doing business in a way that supports its customers as well as social development, environment protection and the uplifting of banking service standards, TMB Chief ...

One of the world’s leading polymer companies, Covestro, is making a significant investment to boost its production capacity for specialty films in Rayong province.The expansion of the manufacturing plant in Map Ta Phut is being undertaken by the company to ensure it keeps pace with ...

The government will sign 17 memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with Chinese counterparts, expecting to capture new trade and investment for the flagship Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) scheme. Keep reading ...

Japanese investment in Thailand is expected to become more vibrant after the timeline of the government’s much-touted Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) is clarified, says Kalin Sarasin, chairman of the Thai Chamber of Commerce. Keep reading ...

The cabinet has approved in principle the Southern Economic Corridor (SEC), a scheme to link the Andaman Sea, the Gulf of Thailand and countries along the Indian Ocean rim.The SEC is estimated to cost at least 200 billion baht, which will mostly be spent on ...

Thailand and Cambodia held a joint meeting on the enhancements to cooperation in broadcasting and communications between the two neighboring countries. Cambodia’s Ministry of Information’s Deputy Director General Has Sam Ath and Public Relations Department’s Foreign Office’s Executive Director Wanpen Upton presided over the opening ...

Thailand has to make changes to their education system, which will take up to 20 years, before the country can reap the benefits of its Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) investment zone.The government expects the EEC “Aerotropolis” feasibility study to be completed in the next 18 ...