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Agricultural innovations bring in over THB300mn in one year
During its first year of operation, the Institute for Agricultural Product Innovation has engaged over 600 entrepreneurs in the creation of agricultural innovations, worth more than 300 million baht combined. Keep reading ...
Surapan Laotharanarit
Thailand attends forum on regional civil aviation development
The Ministry of Transport has attended a forum on the development of civil aviation in Southeast Asia, which focused on reducing air traffic congestion and utilizing big data to accommodate regional growth. Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith spoke after attending the ICAO EASA Forum on Civil ...
Benjamin Rujopakarn
Chiang Mai bids to become Thailand’s sixth protected site
The Chiang Mai World Heritage Working Group has completed its paperwork and is ready to make its submission this month to Unesco (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) to make Chiang Mai a world heritage city, Woralun Boonyasurat, head of the Thai Art Department ...
The Nation Reporter
Trade between ASEAN, dialogue partners up 13% in 2017
ASEAN recorded a 13 percent increase in trade with dialogue partner countries last year, with China declared the top trader in the region. Director-General of the Department of Trade Negotiations Auramon Supthaweethum revealed today that the ASEAN Secretariat has released a report on the value ...
Surapan Laotharanarit
Mitsubishi Fuso to build new plant in EEC
MITSUBISHI Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC), a unit of Daimler Trucks, yesterday announced the construction of a new assembly plant in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC).The company will invest 12 million euro (Bt450 million) in a complete knock-down (CKD) assembly plant in Rayong province, ...
Wichit Chaitrong
Public bodies join hands in bid to help online sales for SMEs, farmers
CAT Telecom and Thailand Post are promoting the use of online platforms to support small and medium sized business in the country. CAT Telecom expects around a million users to download via the iget Mart application. Keep reading ...
Jirapan Boonnoon
Khon Kaen light rail plan set
Khon Kaen’s ambitious plan to develop its own light rail network is about to be realised as the proposal will be vetted by the Land Traffic Management Commission later this month, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak. If the commission approves the Khon Kaen ...
Chatrudee Theparat
WHAUP aims to meet EEC utility needs
SET-listed WHA Utilities and Power Plc (WHAUP) is considering massive capital spending over the next five years for utility capacity expansion to tap rising demand from the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) scheme.Keep reading ...
Yuthana Praiwan
Thailand to apply for World Heritage Committee membership
Thailand is preparing to send its representative to attend the World Heritage Committee at the 22nd session of the General Assembly of State Parties to the World Heritage Convention in France. Deputy Prime Minister Gen.Prawit Wongsuwon, presided over a meeting of the National Committee on ...
Suwit Rattiwan
Thailand Future Fund IPO set for October
The long-awaited Thailand Future Fund (TFF) looks set to be allocated to the public in the second week of October, with at least 60% of its units being offered to retail investors, says the head of the State Enterprise Policy Office (Sepo). Finance Minister Apisak ...
Wichit Chantanusornsiri