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Thailand has to make changes to their education system, which will take up to 20 years, before the country can reap the benefits of its Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) investment zone.The government expects the EEC “Aerotropolis” feasibility study to be completed in the next 18 ...

Labor Minister Adul Saengsingkaew visited Ranong to open a new migrant workers processing center and inspect operations at a One-Stop Service center for the work permit extension for workers in fishery sector.Keep reading ...

The Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) will come up with new incentives to draw foreign investments into the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) and other areas of the country.Keep seeing ...

The National Economic and Social Development Board has maintained its forecast for the country’s economic growth this year at between 4.2 per cent and 4.7 per cent, after witnessing expansion of 4.8 per cent in the first half, office secretary-general Thosaporn Sirisumphand said on Monday ...

Southeast Asian countries are being urged to incorporate forest governance into their policies in order to ensure the health of forested land and communities dependent on them.Several experiences in the region have proved that the lack of principles concerning forest policies and management – from ...

A group of 28 NGOs have called on the Thai government to not yield to attempts to derail the ratification of the international Work in Fishing Convention, which protects fishers from human rights abuses. Fishers are especially vulnerable to human trafficking as well as forced, ...

A worldwide rebound in coal trading is disrupting efforts to mitigate global warming and prevent climate change.Energy analysts expect coal consumption in Southeast Asia and India to grow, as demand for the cheapest fuel is driving rapid economic expansion and offering big profits to investors ...

Myanmar has expressed an interest in sending 42,000 workers to fill vacancies in the commercial fishing sector, according to Labour Minister Pol Gen Adul Sangsingkeo. Speaking after his return from a visit in Myanmar where he met Union Minister for Labour, Immigration and Population Thein ...

The Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) that straddles three eastern provinces of Thailand is emerging as the new driving engine of the Thai economy. Tasanee Kiatpatraporn, the Deputy Secretary-General of the Eastern Economic Corridor Office of Thailand, recently commented that the EEC project is an appropriate ...

The middle-income trap can be perilous for a developing country’s economic growth. With the Thailand 4.0 initiatives, the nation has been making considerable efforts to negate the obstructive effects of the middle-income trap.Keep reading ...