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Leaders of 21 Pacific Rim economies on Sunday (Nov, 18) began discussing in Papua New Guinea ways to promote free trade and regional economic integration amid an unfolding trade war between the United States and China.This year, Washington and Beijing have engaged in tit-for-tat rounds ...

Thailand could become the first government in Southeast Asia to officially recognise same-sex and transgender couples, with the final draft of a civil partnership bill expected to be concluded by the end of this year.Keep reading ...

A trading board for startup shares is expected to be established in a few years to support Thailand’s path to becoming a startup nation, says Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak. Startups are not qualified to list on the main board of the Stock Exchange of ...

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Thursday (Nov, 15) introduced “Advancing Partnership for Sustainability” as the official theme for the Asean chairmanship next year. Keep reading ...

The Tourism and Sports Ministry says the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) initiative could help boost tourism and small business in a greater area along the Eastern Seaboard.“The eastern region now has high potential to become a tourism hub, thanks to megaprojects,” said Tourism and Sports ...

Deputy Finance Minister Wisudhi Srisuphan has hailed the bill on land and buildings tax, which is on the verge of sailing through the National Legislative Assembly (NLA), as a significant overhaul of the tax structure.Keep reading ...

The Election Commission (EC) has finalised the demarcation of constituencies, which will be published in the Royal Gazette in a few days, according to chairman Ittiporn Boonpracong. Keep reading ...

The Board of Investment (BoI) plans to meet to consider a new investment package on Monday (Nov, 12) to make next year “the golden year of investment”. Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak assigned the BoI to design a new investment package during his recent trip ...

Thailand is expected to push Asean to finalise the negotiations on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and the South China Sea code of conduct as it assumes the bloc’s chairmanship. Although the handover ceremony will take place later today, with Singaporean Prime Minister Lee ...

Commercial banks’ non-performing (NPL) and special mention loans (SMs) for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), automobiles and credit cards at the end of September ticked up from the previous three months, resulting in a higher potential for more soured loans. Keep reading ...