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New funds to replace LTFs at end of 2019
New type of funds will be set up to replace the long term equity fund (LTF) which will end next year, in a move to boost long-term investment in the Thai bourse, said Federation of Thai Capital Market Organisations (Fetco).Keep reading ...
Cabinet backs draft law on financial services
The cabinet yesterday (Oct 10) approved a draft law from the Finance Ministry that governs financial service providers as officials seek to deal with an increasingly diverse landscape for financial services. This is especially so for those services that have yet to be regulated by ...
The Nation Reporter
Senate election draft decree approved
The Cabinet on Wednesday (Oct 9) approved the draft decree for election to the Senate. The law is expected to come into effect next month and the 250 senators should be finalised by late April.Government Spokesman Sansern Kaewkamnerd said that the list of all Senate ...
Kas Chanwanpen
Air safety plan won't be ready until 2022
Air transport officials of the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) said Tuesday they will have an official air safety master plan, but not before 2022.The 2022 deadline for the air safety plan was revealed Tuesday (Oct 9). The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has ...
Health policy panel looks like one too many
The cabinet will be asked on Wednesday (Oct 9) to approve a bill on the establishment of a national health policy commission, despite doubts about its usefulness and possible negative impact. Keep reading ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Thailand uses MOU system to recruit migrant workers to fill jobs in marine fisheries sector
On 23 September 2018, H.E. Police General Adul Sangsingkeo, Minister of Labour of the Kingdom of Thailand, together with H.E. U Thein Swe, Minister of Labour, Immigration and Population of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, attended the opening ceremony of the Ranong Post-Arrival ...
Mekong-Japan co-operation lifted to strategic partnership
Leaders of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) countries and Japan decided to lift the two sides’ co-operation to a strategic partnership at the 10th Mekong-Japan Summit Meeting in Tokyo yesterday (Oct 9).Keep reading ...
Sontaya lays out priorities for Pattaya
New Pattaya mayor, Sontaya Kunplome, stressed the need for the city to quickly address water, environmental and traffic problems while fully supporting the government’s flagship Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) project. Speaking Tuesday (Oct 9) at a gathering attended by local administrative officials, he said one ...
Chaiyot Pupattanapong
Investors and analysts both rosy on the Thai economy
Political clarity and continued economic expansion have bolstered investor sentiment to its highest level in seven months and prompted analysts to forecast the Thai stock market hitting 1,826 points by year’s end. Keep reading ...
Itiporn Lakarnchua
Abe pledges to promote free trade with Thailand, offers legal and political assistance to Cambodia
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Thai counterpart Prayuth Chan-ocha on Monday (Oct 8) confirmed their cooperation in promoting free trade, with the Southeast Asian country expressing its readiness to join the 11-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership that Japan has helped spearhead.Keep reading ...
