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Border pact signed with Myanmar
Thailand and Myanmar signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cross-border transport during a recent Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) conference, Deputy Transport Minister Thaworn Senneam said on Wednesday.The signing took place at the 23rd GMS meeting in Phnom Penh on Monday.The MoU is part of ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Thailand and Myanmar Agree to Push Ahead With Dawei Special Economic Zone
Myanmar and Thailand have published their nine-point agreement to push through the implementation of the long-delayed US$8-billion (12.23-trillion-kyat) Dawei Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in southern Myanmar’s Tanintharyi Region, which is set to be Southeast Asia’s largest industrial complex.Keep reading ...
Thailand, Myanmar expand transboundary cooperation
Thailand and Myanmar on Tuesday agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation on transnational issues, including drug smuggling, the repatriation of Myanmar refugees, and illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU).The issues were discussed at the 7th Thai-Myanmar High Level Committee (HLC) meeting, which was held in Bangkok ...
Wassana Nanuam
Thailand-Myanmar Border Trade Fair
The Department of Foreign Trade (DFT), Ministry of Commerce, is organizing a Thai-Myanmar Border Trade Fair in Tak.Keep reading ...
Supawadee Wangsri
Governments of Thailand-Myanmar successfully organized the return of the second batch of the displaced persons from Myanmar
On 7 May 2018, the Governments of Thailand and Myanmar successfully returned the second group of 93 displaced persons from Myanmar to their homeland. A total of 20 persons from Ban Mai Nai Soi Temporary Shelter in Mae Hong Son Province left Thailand and entered ...
Official Launch of the 70th Anniversary Logo Commemorating Diplomatic Relations between Thailand and Myanmar
On 10 April 2018, H.E. Mr. Damrong Kraikruan, Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will preside over the ceremony to officially launch the logo commemorating the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Thailand and Myanmar as well as to present prizes to the ...
Mae Sot-Myawaddy Special Economic Zones accelerate infrastructure development in response to increasing investment.
Mae Sot is the small town in the middle of the valley in Tak province, but it is increasingly attractive to both Thai and foreign investors. Mae Sot is cross-border trade city linking with Myawaddy city in Karen State of Myanmar. Coupled with the Government’s ...
The government does not agree to allow free Visa for Burmese people across Tak province due to it may cause influx of illegal immigrant labor.
Many business persons from private sector suggest free Visa openings in Tak Special Economic Zone. But, the relevant security authorities disagreed because it could be a channel for illegal migrants to enter the interior areas. On January 10, 2018, Mr. Chatree Atchananun, Director General of ...
