International relations

Thailand and Myanmar on Tuesday agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation on transnational issues, including drug smuggling, the repatriation of Myanmar refugees, and illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU).The issues were discussed at the 7th Thai-Myanmar High Level Committee (HLC) meeting, which was held in Bangkok ...

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who will be visiting Thailand for Asean meetings later this month, says Washington hopes for transparency and good governance in the newly formed Cabinet under Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.“We support transparency and good governance around the world and will ...

At the moment, China and Japan are planning to work together on at least 52 business projects in third countries in the region, encompassing both the Indian and Pacific oceans. Certainly, these projects provide tangible ways for Asia’s two largest economies to foster mutual trust ...

Former permanent secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sihasak Phuangketkeow has urged Thailand, the current chair of Asean, to expand the remit of the East Asia Summit (EAS) to push forward the so-called Asean Outlook on the Indo-Pacific.Keep reading ...

A group of Chinese investors has poured in close to 10 billion baht to develop a new city in Thmada, a border village in Veal Veng district in Cambodia’s Pursat province — a project which, upon completion, is expected to change the dynamics of trade ...

Minister of Culture Veera Rojpojchanarat revealed on Wednesday that his ministry had drafted a Leaders’ Statement on Asean Cultural Year 2019 for adoption during the Asean summit in Bangkok this weekend.Keep reading ...

Thailand is getting ready to welcome regional leaders ahead of the Asean Summit next week.All the leaders of the 10 member countries will attend the 34th Asean Summit on June 22 and 23 in Bangkok, said Suriya Chindawongse, director-general of the Department of Asean Affairs.Keep ...

Thailand will host the 34th ASEAN Summit from June 20 to 23, 2019. The delegates will discuss regional economic partnership and issues that need to be implemented within this year.Keep watching ...

Thailand and Myanmar expect to have cars travelling on three routes between both countries this September, in a move set to bolster the regional economy. Each country will be granted 100 licences for their transport operators, who can drive hundreds of kilometres into the inner ...

Thung Chang district in Nan province of Thailand has held an ASEAN forest planting activity as part of the campaign promoting security and strength in villages along Thailand-Laos border, enhancing both countries’ relations.Keep reading ...