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Thailand spearheads regional fund to cut reliance on big Asian economies
Thailand is spearheading a new Southeast Asian fund for infrastructure and development projects, Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha told a summit in Bangkok on Saturday, a bid to counter reliance on Asian giants, such as China.Keep reading ...
ACMECS leaders adopt 5-year plan
The leaders of five Mekong River basin countries on Saturday adopted a five-year master plan focused on improving transport infrastructure, harmonising trade and investment rules, and human resources development.Keep reading ...
EC flags up ‘legal obstacles’ in calendar for next election
The Election Commission (EC) has prepared a calendar for the next election to be discussed with the government, according to the agency’s chief.EC president Supachai Somcharoen said yesterday (June 12) that the calendar was in line with the government’s road map but he declined to ...
The Nation Reporter
ACMECS meeting aims for strengthened ties
The Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS) aims to strengthen ties between countries in the Mekong Delta by reducing economic barriers to cooperation. Keep reading ...
Lamonphet Apisitniran
Executives call for use of local currencies at borders
Business leaders from the lower Mekong River are calling for their governments to use local currencies for border region trade to facilitate transactions and reduce exchange costs. Keep reading ...
Lamonphet Apisitniran
Elections 'not set to derail' EEC
The government has informed foreign companies through their respective embassies that the flagship Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) will carry on as planned, regardless of whether a general election takes place next February or results in a new direction. Keep reading ...
Lamonphet Apisitniran
Thailand plans regional infrastructure fund
Thailand plans to take the lead in creating a regional fund with its neighbours, including Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam, to back infrastructure and other development projects.Arthayudh Srisamoot, deputy permanent secretary of Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha is expected ...
Fostering norms to sustain Thailand's democracy
With the next election tentatively scheduled for February 2019, it is not long before Thailand returns to democracy. And while many in the country are excited about the prospect of an election, others re weary of reverting to politics as usual. Keep reading ...
Ken Lohatepanont
Construction of Thai-Chinese high-speed rail to start fully next year
The construction of a Thai-Chinese high-speed rail between Bangkok and Nakhon Ratchasima in northeastern Thailand is expected to get fully started early next year, following biddings later this year, said Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith on Friday (June 1).Keep reading ...
เอกอัครราชทูต เข้าเยี่ยมคารวะนายฮอร์ นัมฮง รองนายกรัฐมนตรีกัมพูชา
เมื่อวันที่ 30 พ.ค. 2018 นายปัญญรักษ์ พูลทรัพย์ เอกอัครราชทูต เข้าเยี่ยมคารวะนายฮอร์ นัมฮง รองนายกรัฐมนตรี ทั้งสองฝ่ายรับทราบความร่วมมืออันดีระหว่างทั้งสองประเทศ โดยการหารือครอบคลุมประเด็นการค้า การท่องเที่ยว การศึกษา แรงงาน และความเชื่อมโยงอ่านต่อ ...
