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Commerce Ministry urges Thailand to fix weaknesses before AEC
BANGKOK, 26 July 2012 – The Ministry of Commerce has indicated that Thailand is now 70% equipped to join the ASEAN Economic Community...
PM assures no funny business in selling Thai rice
BANGKOK, 26 July 2012 - Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has insisted that the government has been adhering to the government-to-government (G2G) framework in...
BoT cuts 2012 GDP target to 5.7%
BANGKOK, 26 July 2012 – The Thai central bank has revised downward its economic growth projection for this year, while hinting an intention...
Thai embassy in Myanmar waiting for permission to vist 92 Thais...
BANGKOK, 26 July 2012 -The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has disclosed that the Thai embassy in Myanmar is now waiting for the Burmese...
Thai Red Cross Society acquires trucks from Australia for humanitarian missions
BANGKOK, 26 July 2012 - Australia has on Wednesday delivered two trucks ordered by the Thai Red Cross Society to be used for...
Maldivian Health Minister visits Thailand
BANGKOK, 26 July 2012 – The Maldivian Health Minister paid a visit to Thailand on Wednesday to exchange medical knowledge with the Thai...
Thai private sector aiming for timely adjustment to cope with global...
BANGKOK, 25 July 2012 – Members of the private sector are urging Thailand to timely adjust itself in order to better cope with...
Cabinet approved THB3.5bil to help build dikes around 6 at-risk industrial...
BANGKOK, 25 July 2012 – The Cabinet has resolved to lend money to help build flood prevention system around major industrial estates at risk...
Economists urge govt to remove some unnecessary populist policies
BANGKOK, 25 July 2012 – Economists in Thailand have expressed their worries over the government’s populist policies, asking the government to skip some...
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Arsenic crisis deepens as northern border rivers fail safety standards again
CHIANG MAI, Thailand – Thailand's Pollution Control Department (PCD) reported on Monday that arsenic levels have exceeded safety standards for the 19th consecutive time...
Thai Minister defends $49 million AI project, says contract safeguards could be added
BANGKOK, Thailand – Thailand's Digital Economy and Society Minister Chaichanok Chidchob said on Monday that the terms of reference (TOR) for the "TH-AI Passport"...
Border gate reopens after nine months, offering lifeline to Thai-Myanmar trade
TAK, Thailand – The reopening of Myanmar’s Myawaddy border gate after a nine-month closure will boost border trade, but the recovery faces hurdles from...
Thailand appoints international maritime experts for UNCLOS talks with Cambodia
BANGKOK, Thailand – Thailand has appointed two former presidents of an international maritime court to a compulsory conciliation commission under the United Nations Convention...
Runaway truck slams into diesel tanker on Highway 304, spilling thousands of liters of...
PRACHINBURI, Thailand – Thousands of liters of diesel fuel spilled onto Highway 304 in Prachinburi province after a parked six-wheel box truck rolled into...