The struggling Thailand economy received an unexpected whack for the year ahead yesterday (Oct 26) when US President Donald Trump suspended $1.3 billion worth of duty-free trade for Thai items, including seafood, under the Generalized […]
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China has long been infamous for incorporating maritime militias into its fishing industry to assert its sovereignty claims. With the world’s largest fishing fleet, comprising 370,000 non-powered and 762,000 motor-powered vessels, China has the capacity […]
In Thailand English-language News for May 4, 2018, Newsline presenter Sandra Hanutsaha tells us about: 00:51 | Thailand’s Ambassador to Belgium and Head of Mission of Thailand to the European Union, Manasvi Srisodapol, has led a Thai delegation […]
Thailand’s hopes of having a ‘yellow card’ warning hanging over its fishing and seafood exports to the European Union (EU) removed a little more than three years after having it put in place appear to […]
In Thailand English-language News for May 1, 2018, Newsline presenter Surapan Laotharanarit tells us about: 00:47 | Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday told a government committee to accelerate its efforts to enhance public services and […]
In Thailand English-language News for April 30, 2018, Newsline presenter Cholaphansa Narula tells us about: 00:44 | Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday said that the government is continuing its efforts to stamp out illegal, unreported, and unregulated […]
In Thailand English-language News for Mach 13, 2018, Newsline presenter Surapan Laotharanarit tells us about: 00:49 | The latest meeting of the national administration reform steering committee discussed the government’s ongoing efforts to tackle illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) […]
A team of EU officials is scheduled to visit Thailand next month to inspect the country’s efforts to reign in its seafood and fishing industries to conform with EU fishing regulations. To say that Thai […]
In Thailand English-language News for January 23, 2018, Newsline presenter Surapan Laotharanarit tells us about: 00:52 | Deputy Prime Minister General Chatchai Sarikanlaya yesterday denied that the government has been facing some troubles and said that all Cabinet […]
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The ‘blue economy’ concept — a model of sustainable development concerned with the use of the coastal and marine ecosystem — gained prominence in Indonesia as one of the main components of President Joko (Jokowi) […]
In the March 8, 2017 edition of Newsline, presenter Cholaphansa Narula tells us about: • Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has instructed all ministries to follow up on solutions to the informal loan sector and warned […]
In the March 7, 2017 edition of Newsline, presenter Dhra Dhirakaosal tells us about: • Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko have completed a two-day private visit to Thailand during which they visited the Grand […]