Thailand’s Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC): The Hard Sell Begins For the past year no visitor to Thailand on government business has been spared the pre-sales spiel on the country’s plans to develop its eastern seaboard […]
For the past year no visitor to Thailand on government business has been spared the pre-sales spiel on the country’s plans to develop its eastern seaboard into a major economic corridor. With the Eastern Economic […]
Govt unveils Bt600 bn EEC projects In what is seen as a economic road show before Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s high-profile trip to Europe later this month, the government said yesterday it was accelerating six […]
PM accuses the media of trying to undermine his premiership Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha on Wednesday vented his frustration at the media, accusing them without naming names of attempting to destroy the “honor” of […]
JSCCIB maintains year’s growth forecast, highest rise expected for Q1 THE JOINT Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) will review its economic forecast in the next meeting on July 3, while expecting this […]
A Filipino engineer has warned that many of the countries towering high-rise buildings could be severely damaged, with some possibly collapsing, due to the use of Quenched Tempered (QT) steel bars in their construction. Emilio […]
Second pilot whale dies with 8 kgs of plastic bags in its stomach The second pilot whale has succumbed to its death after it was kept for treatment and observation for four days by a […]
South Korea to boost investment in Thailand In line with its Thailand 4.0 goals, the Land of Smiles has been on an active lookout for foreign investors willing to finance projects under this initiative. South […]
Election ‘11 months away’ THE NEXT election will take place about 11 months from now, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Kreangam said yesterday after the Constitutional Court on Wednesday ruled the organic bill on the election […]
Business optimism deepens as economy keeps marching A GAUGE of business sentiment across the regions suggests confidence in the economy is increasing, meshing with other positive indicators and a key business lobby’s dismissal of a […]
Investment rush is harming environment The recent massive crackdown on recycling factories processing hazardous electronic waste allegedly smuggled from abroad seems to be just the tip of the iceberg. — Bangkok Post Boracay. Maya Bay. […]
Thailand Eases Barriers to Foreign Workers, But Ratio Cap Remains In response to increasing demands from foreign and domestic business owners over a shortage of suitable labour the Thailand government is set to reduce the […]