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Drop in domestic travel despite high passenger numbers at Thailand’s 6 key aiports
Thailand’s six major airports have handled more than 141 million passengers over the past 12 months and though international travel rose by 4.4 per cent, passenger numbers on domestic routes showed a drop of 1.4 per cent, the Airports of Thailand (AOT) reported on Tuesday ...
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Joint committee lowers growth forecast for 2019
The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking has revised downward its forecast of Thailand’s economic growth this year to between 2.7 per cent and 3.0 per cent from the previous projection of between 2.9 per cent and 3.3 per cent.Keep reading ...
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Haze on the border: What’s at stake in the regional dilemma
There is nothing new to the haze from forest fires on Indonesia’s Sumatra Island creeping across Malaysia, Singapore and southern Thailand as seen again this past week.The problem has recurred annually since 1982, taking a toll on health, economies and international relations.Most of the smoke ...
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Marginal increase in new companies registering in the EEC
The number of new companies registering in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) from January to August this year rose 2.03 per cent year on year to 4,976, according to the director-general of the Department of Business Development, Vuttikrai Leewiraphan.Keep reading ...
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ONWR completes framework on tackling water crises
Samroeng Sangphuwong, deputy secretary-general at the Office of National Water Resources (ONWR), said his agency completed the upgrading of the framework of the National Water Management structure on Tuesday (September 24). He was speaking after meeting with Lt-General Kraiboon Suadsong, chief of the Police Strategy ...
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ADB seeks co-financing of Thai projects
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is looking to co-financing deals of mass transit, double-track rail and renewal energy projects with the Thai companies, said Hideaki Iwasaki, the bank’s country director in the Kingdom.He said Thai government is in a strong fiscal position and has not ...
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Commerce Ministry introduces policies to help farmers, small retail businesses, exports
The Commerce Ministry will push three policies to resolve the low prices of five agricultural goods, increase exports across borders and register geographical indication products for sale on e-commerce markets, Deputy Commerce Minister Sansern Samalapa said on Tuesday.Keep reading ...
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Project aims to inspire students to choose career paths to future EEC jobs
Secondary students and teachers will get a chance this November for further exposure to studies emphasising the interdisciplinary integration known as STEM (Science Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education.Keep reading ...
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Mekong nations must unite to develop as climate changes: Asia-Europe meeting
A two-day 8th meeting between European and Asian nations concluded in Cambodia’s Siem Reap on September 20 with recommendations to enhance partnerships to promote inclusive growth and development.The annual gathering, “Enhancing Water Partnership towards the Sustainable Development and Inclusive Growth” was hosted September 19-20 by ...
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Experts warn unemployment will rise as world economy slows down
The Economic and Business Research Center for Reform at Rangsit University’s Institute of Economics predicts Thailand’s ease of doing business will improve due to positive impacts of long-term investment, but fears that in the short term, the unemployment rate will rise and personal income will ...
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