Tag: ASEAN
Commerce Ministry: 5 global rice traders to push price up by...
BANGKOK, 23 August 2012 – The Thai Commerce Ministry has claimed that the world’s leading rice trading countries are poised to collaborate in...
Thailand wants regional body to boost rice value
BANGKOK, Aug 23 - Permanent Secretary for Commerce Yanyong Puangrach said Thailand will join with four neighbouring countries to set up a federation...
Special Report: Thai Navy’s role in ASEAN Community
With the ASEAN Community to be introduced in 2015, Thailand has to prepare itself for the up-coming changes. There will be a lot...
Laos, Thailand plan more bus routes, linking both countries
CHIANG MAI, Aug 7 – The Lao PDR and Thailand plan to add two bus routes connecting the two countries this year, up...
ASEAN chief advises Thailand to change trade, investment models to penetrate...
Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) advised Thailand this week to change its trade and investment models in...
Thai rice exports decline in first half of 2012 due to...
BANGKOK, 25 July 2012 – The Thai Rice Exporters Association has revealed that the quantity of rice exports in the first half of...
ASEAN Chief: Thien Sein’s visit shows good sign for ASEAN progress
BANGKOK, 23 July 2012 – The ASEAN Chief has indicated that Myanmar President Thien Sein’s visit to Thailand is a good sign for the...
FTI demands Myanmar’s economic policy revision
Bangkok, July 23 2012 – The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) is requesting Myanmar to adjust its economic policy to support foreign investment as...
Thai PM makes first visit to France in 7 years
BERLIN, July 20 - Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra arrives in France today on the second leg of her official visit to Europe...
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Pattaya firefighters safely remove wasp nest at local school
PATTAYA, Thailand – Firefighters from Pattaya City Fire Station (Jomtien area) carried out a wasp nest removal operation at a local school on June...
Pattaya draws the line on encroachment along iconic beachfront
PATTAYA, Thailand – Persistent issues involving the encroachment of public space, obstructed pedestrian access, and the improper use of beachfront areas have prompted Pattaya...
Pattaya officials take hands-on approach to beachfront parking and safety
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City has launched a coordinated operation with multiple government agencies to regulate parking along Pattaya Beach, aiming to improve public...
Laotian man killed after lift plunges in abandoned Pattaya building
PATTAYA, Thailand – A Laotian man was killed in a tragic accident after a lift reportedly plunged and crushed him inside an abandoned six-storey...
Thai surgeons introduce needle-free device for complex cancer operations
BANGKOK, Thailand – The National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the Faculty of Medicine at Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, have introduced an advanced blood vessel...