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The caretaker government is proposing to “fully re-engage” Myanmar’s military rulers and has invited Asean foreign ministers to an informal meeting on Sunday in an effort to jump-start a stalled peace plan, Reuters has learned. The proposal was made in a June 14 letter to ...

Thai-Myanmar border trade through Ranong province in January 2021 grew by 3.94 per cent in value compared to the previous month, with Thai exports increasing by 6.12 per cent, Wanida Arunothai, chief of Ranong Provincial Commercial Office under the Ministry of Commerce, revealed.The main exports ...

The Ministry of Commerce is monitoring the situation in Myanmar to assess the situation and prepare to deal with any impact on exports and trade between Thailand and Myanmar.Keep watching ...

The second Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge across the Moei river in Tak’s Mae Sot district will be officially opened on Oct 30, according to a press release from the Highway Department.The opening ceremony will be co-chaired by Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob and Myanmar’s Minister of Construction ...

Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said his ministry will be coordinating between businesses in Thailand and Myanmar to strengthen border trade and boost bilateral ties.Myanmar and Thailand also signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) ton October 1 to boost the transfer of goods across the second ...

Thailand and Myanmar expect to have cars travelling on three routes between both countries this September, in a move set to bolster the regional economy. Each country will be granted 100 licences for their transport operators, who can drive hundreds of kilometres into the inner ...

Preparations have been underway for the opening of the second Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge linking Thailand’s Mae Sot district and Myanmar’s border city of Myawaddy on Tuesday. Therdkiat Chinsoranand, the mayor of Nakhon Mae Sot Municipality, on Sunday inspected the preparations. The construction of the bridge, ...

The cabinet approved an agreement between the governments of Thailand and Myanmar to suppress human trafficking and eliminate the trafficking at organizational level effectively and in timely manner.Deputy Government Spokesman Lt Gen Weerachon Sukhontapatipak revealed the cabinet has approved the drafted Memorandum of Understanding between ...

The Thai Border Patrol Police force has reached an agreement with its Myanmar counterpart to turn parts of the western forest in Kanchanaburi’s Thong Pha Phum district into a new tourist attraction. Keep reading ...

The value of border trade between Thailand and Myanmar is expected to double to UScopy2 billion by 2026, says the assistant spokesman of the Prime Minister’s Office. The cabinet has approved the proposed draft of policies and initiatives for the ninth Meeting of the Myanmar-Thailand ...