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MoU agrees to create new breed of student for EEC industry
The office of the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) will today sign an MoU with the offices of the Vocational Education Commission and the Higher Education Commission, along with the Board of Investment of Thailand (BOI) committing themselves to graduating the right number and quality of ...
Rachanon Charoonsak
The Great Mekong Bike Ride 2018
Enjoy magnificent Northeastern scenery, culture and, of course, food, and get fit into the bargain in the upcoming ‘Great Mekong Bike Ride 2018’ scheduled for May 17 to 20. The eco-friendly race, which is being organized by the Tourism Authority of Thailand and Thailand Tri-League, ...
Put brakes on Asean’s slant too far towards China
Asean recently held a summit meeting in Singapore. The chairman’s statement said the association “took note of the concerns expressed by some leaders” on the situation in the South China Sea, where China is strengthening its military footprint. Asean has reinstated this phrase.Keep reading ...
Steaming Bangkok seeks to go the green way
Singapore’s Garden by the Bay has helped make it Asia’s greenest city. New York’s High Line elevated park attracts four million visitors a year. Seoul’s Skygarden is a disused highway lined with 24,000 plants. Osaka’s Namba Park shopping mall is an oasis of trees and flowers.Keep reading ...
Phatarawadee Phataranawik
Alarm raised as Thailand drowns in plastic trash
In February last year, a patch of plastic trash almost 10 kilometres long was seen floating off the coast of the Gulf of Thailand in Chumpon province, prompting a wake-up call about the plastic pollution problem which has become increasingly serious in recent years.Keep reading ...
Piyaporn Wongruang
Reforms in line for Article 44 nudge
The government is set to wield its sweeping powers under a constitutional provision more often to speed up a series of economic and other reforms over the coming months, a senior government official said yesterday (May, 4).Keep reading ...
Wichit Chaitrong
Digital development for Thai SMEs
The Digital Economy Promotion Agency (DEPA), United Overseas Bank (UOB), and The FinLab have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish a Smart Business Transformation programme aimed at helping Thai SMEs with digital development.Keep reading ...
The Nation Reporter
Risks flagged to robust Asean growth
Economic growth in the Asean region is expected to remain robust in the coming years on the back of improving global demand, according to a new report. But two key risks could derail this rosy outlook: interest rates rising faster than expected, or an escalation ...
The Straits Times Asia News Network
Japanese backing pledged for EEC
The Japan Bank for International Co-operation (JBIC) has promised to provide soft loans to investors setting up businesses in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) and is ready to back investment in a high-speed link between three airports that underpins the flagship economic zone.Keep reading ...
Wichit Chaitrong
Land rights protesters dig in their heels
Amid close monitoring by security officers, land rights protesters continued to make their case in Bangkok but failed to reach agreements with all related official agencies to solve their problems.Keep reading ...
Pratch Rujivanarom