Economy and industry
UK keen to invest in EEC
Commerce Minister Sonthirat Sonthijirawong confirmed that the United Kingdom was interested in expanding trade and investment with Thailand, especially regarding investment in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) project. Keep reading ...
Supawadee Wangsri
Universities to create ‘innovation hubs’ to push technology surge
The Council of University Presidents of Thailand (CUPT) is taking concrete steps to implement its Innovation Hubs policy. The policy has sought to ensure CUPT universities double as the bases for innovative product and service development. Some such innovations, reflecting the values of the policy, ...
Rachanon Charoonsak
UN examines rights in Thai workplaces
UN experts have presented their preliminary observations on the state of human rights in Thailand’s private sector and provided recommendations to the government and businesses to improve corporate respect for human rights and strengthen access to effective remedies.Keep reading ...
Jan-David Franke
Thailand 'high on US trade offensive list'
Thailand emerged high on Donald Trump’s trade offensive list, meeting all three criteria in the upcoming currency report used by the US president, according to regional analysts. The criteria are the size of trade surplus with the US, magnitude of current-account surplus relative to the ...
Bloomberg News
Cambodia's missing railway link to Thailand rebuilt after 45 years
A missing 48-kilometre stretch of railway that connects the capital Phnom Penh to the Thai border has been rebuilt, 45 years after it was destroyed in the 1970s during the Cambodian civil war.Keep reading ...
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Launches the “Street Food Isan” Application to Attract Foreign Visitors to Thailand’s Northeastern Provinces
On 4 April 2018, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs launched the “Street Food Isan Application” at Naradhip Auditorium, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. More than 100 street food stalls from 8 “Isan” or northeast provinces are on the application, namely (1) Khonkaen (2) Ubon Ratchathani (3) ...
Confidence riding high – Thai economy continues to surpass forecasts
Confidence is riding high according to the Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking. They report that the private sector remains confident about Thailand’s economic growth of 4.5% being maintained as exports and tourism continue to rise.Keep reading ...
Tanutam Thawan
Mekong River dams ‘will harm food security’
Study claims hydropower development will also increase poverty in the region. Hydropower development on the Mekong River will aggravate food insecurity and poverty in the region and reverse the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a study says.Keep reading ...
Pratch Rujivanarom
Thai rice exports topple 30 billion baht in first 2 months of 2018
The value of Thai rice exports in the first two months of 2018 was recorded at 30 billion baht. According to the Thai Rice Exporters Association, Thailand sold 1.9 million tons of rice worth 30.318 billion baht to overseas buyers around the world between January ...
Thammarat Thadaphrom
Thai Media's Survival in the Digital Era
Media Executive Club and Press Development Institute of Thailand held a seminar on a topic of “ Thai Media’s Survival in the Digital Era” in order to share the results from media crisis case studies and to brainstorm to find a sustainable solution.Keep reading ...
Sirakij Pornbanggird
