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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 ...

The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (MDES) plans to establish two new agencies and an institute by next year to ensure the ongoing digital transformation process. A national cyber-security agency and a national data protection agency are to be established by 2019, while the new ...

The Ministry of Transport is speed up the construction of the sixth Thailand – Laos Friendship Bridge in Ubon Ratchathani and other infrastructures in the lower northeastern region. Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith said the sixth Thailand – Laos Friendship Bridge will connect Ubon Ratchathani province with ...

The private sector has readied itself with more technological innovations to accommodate the government’s implementation of the Thailand 4.0 policy. SGS (Thailand) Limited has unveiled three new platforms to enhance the efficiency and boost confidence in the sources of origin of various products while helping clarify ...

Assistant to the Tourism and Sports Minister Aphichat Jeeraphan presided over the opening ceremony for the Great Mekong Bike Ride 2018 in Nakhon Panom to promote a new kind of tourism. The cycling route covers three provinces, including Sakon Nakhon, Nakhon Panom and Mukdaharn. Keep reading ...

The government is keen to raise the standard of Thai startups to a level on par with their Singaporean counterparts. Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, Somkid Jatusripitak said on Friday that the SME Transform event hosted by the Ministry of Industry brings together small and ...

Ambitious spending plans under the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) initiative have boosted investor confidence in the Thai economy, said Standard Chartered Bank (StanChart) chairman Jose Vinals, who also expressed faith in the government’s plan for an election next year.Keep reading ...

Cabinet expected to approve final draft this month; experts worry about impact on Thai businesses from new EU law.Thailand is speeding up the enactment of its first-ever legislation on personal data protection while preparing to cope with the consequences of a European Union (EU) law ...

The government of Thailand has made progress on addressing illegal fishing and labor-related abuses, but still has a fairly lengthy to-do list to get out from under the “yellow card” placed on it in 2015 by the European Union, the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) said ...

The announcement by Thailand’s Energy Ministry to consider two new fossil-fuel and highly carbon polluting power stations demonstrates an inability of the nation’s leaders to take a fresh path towards a clean, renewable energy future. At the time where major economies and even many developing nations ...