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EEC apart, NCPO has done little to enhance people’s lives, say economists
Economists see some economic improvement during the term of the junta-backed government but are disappointed at the paucity of its major economic reforms.The National Council for Peace and Order ended the controversial rice-pledging scheme implemented by the Yingluck Shinawatra government but is still providing subsidies ...
Wichit Chaitrong
Ban sought on otter trawling after whale shark snared off Phuket
An online petition campaigning for a ban on a form of fishing was launched yesterday after an endangered whale shark was caught by a trawler in the waters off Phuket last Friday (May 18).Piya Thedyam, creator of the campaign on Change.org for ending the use ...
Pratch Rujivanarom
Alibaba Business School joins forces with agencies in courses for Thai entrepreneurs, students and govt officials
Alibaba Business School, the Industrial Promotion Department (IPD) and the International Trade Promotion Department (ITPD) have begun a long-term joint e-commerce training programme that seeks to develop a digital mindset among aspiring entrepreneurs, government officials, college lecturers and students across Thailand.Keep reading ...
The Nation Reporter
Smart City Spotlight: Bangkok
As a primate city, Bangkok – Thailand’s largest city – is the foremost potential smart city in the country. It was recently inducted into the first cohort of the ASEAN Smart Cities Network (ASCN) in Singapore last April.Thailand has taken positive steps towards realising a ...
Angaindrankumar Gnanasagaran
Thai Union says $90m investment in sustainable tuna paying off
Thai Union Group has released its first annual “tuna commitment progress report”, to provide a public update on its strategy to ensure 100% of the company’s branded tuna is sustainably sourced — with a target of achieving a minimum of 75% by 2020.Keep reading ...
74th Session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
On 14 May 2018, H.E. Mr. Don Pramudwinai, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand, attended the opening ceremony of the 74th Session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) on behalf of the Prime Minister of Thailand ...
Thai Startups Get A Boost With 10Bln Baht BOI Funding
In order to position Thailand as a startup hub in Asia by 2020, the government has ordered the Board of Investment (BoI) to spend 10 billion ($312 million) baht of the Competitiveness Fund on the startup community as well as demanding the acceleration of three ...
Olivier Languepin
Experts blast junta for ‘cutting down’ environmental protections
Environmental protection policies under the past four years of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) have been used as tools for the military to tighten its grip over natural resources management, academics told a forum on Sunday (May 20).Participants discussed the present and ...
Pratch Rujivanarom
Myanmar boosts its bid to ease loan access for SMEs
Following the May 17 issuing of Myanmar’s first credit bureau licence to a joint venture company between Singapore’s Asian Credit Bureau Holdings and Myanmar Banks Association, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) now have a chance for a brighter future, according to government officials and industry ...
Khine Kyaw
Labor Min signs MOU on developing skilled workers for EEC
Thailand’s Labor Ministry has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with educational institutions on developing workers’ skills, in preparation for the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC). Signing the MOU at the Eastern College of Technology in Chonburi province were Permanent Secretary for Labor, Jarin Chakkaphark, and representatives ...
Nuppol Suvansombut
