Tag: ASEAN
Government urges activists to not protest at Chiang Mai’s Asia Pacific...
BANGKOK, May 14 - Thailand today urged activists and NGOs not to protest at the 2nd Asia Pacific Water Summit now being held in...
WorldSkills ASEAN winners thank Centara trainers
Two Thai college students who won restaurant service medals at the 9th WorldSkills ASEAN competition in Indonesia thanked the staff of the Centara...
ASEAN leaders adopt human rights declaration
PHNOM PENH, Nov 18 – Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, along with the other nine leaders, signed the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration at the...
Nissan to invest 11 billion baht in second Thailand manufacturing base
Scheduled to start production in August 2014, the new plant will support Nissan’s growth strategy in the ASEAN region. The new plant will...
Switzerland keen to invest in Thailand
Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul said Switzerland is seeking trade and investment opportunities in Thailand due to the Eurozone economic crisis. ...
South Korean President returns home from Thailand visit
BANGKOK, Nov 11 - South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak and his spouse left on Sunday Bangkok after a three-day official visit to Thailand....
Thai rice exports likely to miss target this year
Thailand’s Commerce Ministry admitted that rice exports this year may miss the targeted 8.5 million tons, but is confident that the country would...
PM insists rice pledging scheme will not incur losses
BANGKOK, Oct 9 - Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra reassured the public on Tuesday that the government's rice pledging scheme would not cause further...
Thailand needs urgent automotive standardisation upgrade
BANGKOK, Oct 9 – The European-Asean Business Centre (EABC) has urged Thailand to improve its industrial standardisation system for automotive products to meet...
Bangkok condo growth soars to highest level in ASEAN
The number of real estate projects--particularly condominiums--in the Thai capital is the highest in the ASEAN countries and triples that of Jakarta, which ranks...
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The Thai government’s rush to recriminalize cannabis by Christmas will be a titanic challenge
Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin now states that he expects an act recriminalizing cannabis to be operational by the end of 2024. Although this is...
Drug-impaired man sparks chaos at Pattaya restaurant
PATTAYA, Thailand - Chaos erupted at the Prachanban Rice Porridge Shop on Central Pattaya Road when a 30-year-old Thai man, identified only as Ton,...
Teenager stabs grandfather after smoking dispute in Sattahip
SATTAHIP, Thailand - A 14-year-old boy stabbed his 68-year-old grandfather with a knife after a heated argument at Chaiyapruek Village in Sattahip on May...
Chonburi Governor provides potable water relief to Koh Larn Island
PATTAYA, Thailand - Responding to the severe water shortage exacerbated by the current dry season, Chonburi Governor Thawatchai Srithong, along with Pattaya officials, visited...
Pattaya sees surge in demand for school uniforms this year
PATTAYA, Thailand - As preparations for the upcoming academic year are underway, local stores are witnessing a remarkable surge in demand for school uniforms,...