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The Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) insisted during a meeting in Vientiane that the government of Japan will continue to support the Mekong River Commission (MRC) in a project to improve irrigation facilities across the lower Mekong countries of Cambodia, Lao PDR, ...

Asian economies are climbing up the ranks of global innovation, with Singapore reaching the top five and China cracking the top 20 for the first time in this year’s annual Global Innovation Index released Tuesday (July 10). The improvements reflect vigorous government efforts as well ...

Global support poured in resulting in the successful mission that rescued 12 boys and their coach from the Tham Luang cave in Chiang Rai, an effort in which Thailand’s hand was strengthened by the help of many foreign teams.Keep reading ...

Thailand’s junta has expressed interest in promoting platform economies—such as Uber and Airbnb—as part of its “Thailand 4.0” digital economy strategy. Yet the government lacks fundamental understanding of how these economies operate, not to mention to the potential effects of nurturing them.Keep reading ...

Thailand’s military-led government is pushing for faster public investment spending, which has missed expectations following the adoption of tougher rules on procurement, Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak said on Wednesday.Keep reading ...

Planet, a San Francisco-based firm specialising in satellite mapping, has signed a deal with the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA), under Thailand’s Ministry of Science and Technology, to provide satellite imagery to enable monitoring of the country.Keep reading ...

A number of Thai and foreign companies have expressed interest in the contract to build a high-speed railway connecting Don Mueang, Suvarnabhumi, and U Tapao airports. Keep reading ...

Thai ambassador to the UK Pisanu Suvanajata has welcomed the announcement by the UK Export Finance (UKEF) of a 4.5-billion pounds financing in support UK investors’ ventures and sourcing of materials in Thailand. Keep reading ...

The Department of Livestock Development is hosting the 14th Meeting of the ASEAN Working Group on Halal Food (AWGHF) from July 10 to 12 at the Al Meroz Hotel, Bangkok.Keep reading ...

The Cabinet has given the green light to a draft bill on windfall tax relating to tax collection from owners of properties worth more than Bt50 million that have benefited from transport projects.Keep reading ...