Tag: ASEAN Economic Community
Academic suggests internal development in Thailand before AEC preparations
BANGKOK, 24 September 2012 - A Thai representative in the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and...
Area law enforcement reviews preparations for AEC
Area law-enforcement agencies say they are ready for the coming ASEAN Economic Community, with technology and processes in place to monitor tourists and track...
Finance Ministry to lower auto tax to ready Thailand for AEC
BANGKOK, 7 September 2012 – The Finance Ministry is poised to lower taxes on automobile in a bid to ready Thailand for the ASEAN...
National Herb Expo 2012 kicks off at IMPACT
BANGKOK, 6 September 2012 – The 9th National Herb Expo kicked off on Wednesday, with an aim to promote Thai massage to the...
Finance Ministry prepares more measures to assist SMEs for ASEAN integration
BANGKOK, 3 September 2012 – The Finance Ministry is coming up with more assistance measures for the SMEs in order to prepare them...
Service business operators discuss AEC preparation
BANGKOK, 3 September 2012 – The Department of Trade Negotiations has held a seminar for service business operators to discuss the preparation of...
Social Security Office to offer hotline services in foreign languages ahead...
BANGKOK, 2 September 2012 - The Social Security Office (SSO) is increasing the number of foreign language operators for its hotline, to support the...
AEC 2015: the AFG consults a ‘mor doo’
The dynamic (and rapidly expanding, now 200 members) Automotive Focus Group (AFG) held its monthly meeting at the Amari. The topic was very...
Thai massage industry expected to blossom in AEC
BANGKOK, 23 August 2012 – The Ministry of Public Health has reported that the Thai massage industry last year generated up to 30 billion...
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Thai PM Anutin orders tougher measures against criminal networks
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Tourists startled as Pattaya massage shop erupts in flames
PATTAYA, Thailand – Tourists and local residents were startled when a fire broke out at a health massage shop on Pratumnak Road in South...