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The opposition attacked government spending plans for favouring the Defence Ministry and imposing “ineffective” economic stimulus measures, as three days of debate on the budget bill began in the House on Thursday.Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha defended the budget in its first reading, insisting national security ...

Thailand is preparing to welcome the leaders of 10 Asean nations and their dialogue partners, including US President Donald Trump — if he decides to come to the Asean Summit himself.Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in and Chinese Prime Minister Li ...

The European Union aims to resume negotiations with Thailand on a free trade agreement (FTA), the Council of the European Union said in a statement, after earlier suspending trade talks following a 2014 military coup.The statement linked the decision to the general election in March ...

The government and opposition parties will have separate meetings on Tuesday as they gear up for Thursday’s debate on the 3.2-trillion-baht budget bill for the fiscal year 2020.The vote on the budget bill will be a high-stakes battle between the Phalang Pracharath Party (PPRP)-led coalition ...

The second Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge across the Moei river in Tak’s Mae Sot district will be officially opened on Oct 30, according to a press release from the Highway Department.The opening ceremony will be co-chaired by Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob and Myanmar’s Minister of Construction ...

Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak has set a timeframe for the government to become fully digital by 2022.He instructed the Digital Government Development Agency on Wednesday (October 9) to prioritise its proposals and forward them next month to a committee tasked with electronically integrating all ...

The Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau will support conferences that promote economic corridors with neighbouring countries to strengthen Thailand’s ambition to become an events hub for the Greater Mekong Subregion.It hopes to build economic ties with neighbours Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Vietnam by supporting ...

Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said his ministry will be coordinating between businesses in Thailand and Myanmar to strengthen border trade and boost bilateral ties.Myanmar and Thailand also signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) ton October 1 to boost the transfer of goods across the second ...

The government plans to allocate Bt17 billion for development of the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) in fiscal 2020, as it wants to speed up investment in the region, especially in transport.Kobsak Pootrakool, deputy secretary-general to Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha, said the government is applying ...

Thailand and China on Thursday agreed to work together to boost ties in all areas.The agreement was announced after a meeting between Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and Song Tao, head of China’s International Liaison Department, at Government House on Thursday.Keep reading ...