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Thailand’s aviation industry is pushing a road map to raise maintenance-based income, while launching a plan to push for Don Mueang International Airport as a hub for maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) for aircraft engines and U-tapao Airport for integrated MRO service.Keep reading ...

Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha has ordered the Board of Investment (BoI) to consider measures in support of tourism in the provinces to boost rural economic growth, BOI’s secretary general Duangjai Asawachintachit said. She said after a meeting of the BOI’s board of committee, chaired by ...

Government leaders reiterated yesterday (Sep 13) that the national elections will be held on February 24, now that the last two electoral organic laws were promulgated on Wednesday (Sep 12).  The junta’s No 2 man, Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan, stressed yesterday (Sep 13) ...

Arianespace reports it will orbit THEOS-2, the very-high-resolution Earth observation optical satellite for Thailand, under the terms of a turnkey contract between Airbus Defence and Space and the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency of Thailand (GISTDA).Using a Vega or Vega C rocket, this Earth ...

“Building on the progress made so far, countries now need to take a decisive step forward in preparing the ambitious and balanced outcome that we need in Katowice [Poland],” executive secretary of UN Climate Change, Patricia Espinosa, said at a press conference in Bangkok on ...

A total of 861 unregistered fishing vessels are set to be destroyed by mid-December as the government ramps up efforts to improve the status of Thai fishery fleets, and its fight against illegal fishing before the next round of talks on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) ...

A prominent police academy in Thailand has banned women from enrolling – raising alarm for female rape victims as Thai law dictates women must be interviewed by female officers. The academy refused to explain why it decided to introduce the ban and simply said it was “policy”. “This is ...

Over the past 3 years, the land allocation is a main problem for Chiang Rai Special Economic Zone establishment. One of key suggestions in the last meeting is to give an opportunity to private sector for choosing appropriate lands and seeking the cabinet approval according to the ...

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 ...

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 ...