Myanmar-Thailand highway branded ‘ecological and social disaster’ Community and conservation groups in Myanmar have branded a planned highway linking a port project to Thailand an “ecological and social disaster”, saying it would uproot indigenous people […]
Asean morning news Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Trade risks loom over Asean FDI in-flow, but the US and Japan likely to stay top investors for now: HSBC economists The United States and Japan […]
NLA passes 2019 fiscal budget bill The National Legislative Assembly (NLA) endorsed the 3.3-trillion-baht budget on Thursday that will finance fiscal year 2019 beginning on Oct 1. — Bangkok Post Budget will entrench power of […]
Asean morning news Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu The Bangkok Declaration and the birth of Asean (video) As Thailand prepares to take over the Asean Chair for its 52nd year, state-owned broadcaster NBT World […]
Somkid talks up economic growth Favourable geopolitics and drastic reform are the key factors driving Thailand’s prosperity as it aims for well-balanced and sustainable growth over the long term, says Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak. […]
Asean morning news Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Bangkok conference seeks to build inter-continental cooperation in suppressing wildlife trade and trafficking Cooperation among three major continents where illicit wildlife trades and trafficking are still […]
Prayut orders airport design contest probe Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has instructed Airports of Thailand Plc (AoT) to conduct a probe into the contest to design Suvarnabhumi airport’s new passenger terminal, amid concerns among competing […]
Asean morning news Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Where will Yangon fall on the Krispy Kreme Asean Price Index? Hot on the heels of Krispy Kreme’s 81st birthday celebration in July, the American doughnut […]
Cigarette tax hike likely pushed to 2021 The Finance Ministry has informally delayed doubling the excise tax on cigarettes to 40% for another two years to October 2021, claiming the higher levy will be a […]
Asean morning news Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Southeast Asia’s seed investors evolve in era of ‘mega’ fundraising Southeast Asia is seeing a rush of fundraising by local startups driven by “megarounds” worth more […]
Gen Chatchai is confident Thailand to be deleted from IUU watchlist Deputy Prime Minister Chatchai Sarikulya is optimistic that Thailand will be removed from the IUU (illegal, unreported, unregulated) fishery watchlist after the scheduled arrival […]
Asean morning news Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Chinese tourist numbers surge as overseas travel becomes easier Mainland Chinese tourists made more than 71.3 million trips outside their country in the first half of […]