Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu China’s Belt and Road Money Floods Environmental Concerns Over Mekong Dam Construction The prime ministers of the four countries in the downstream Mekong River basin agreed […]
U-Tapao International Airport’s Key Role in Thailand’s EEC Success (HD video) The Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) is the great hope for Thailand to leap aboard the Industry 4.0 evolution, breaking it free from the middle […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Facebook Users in Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam Hardest Hit (video) In its latest mea culpa, social media giant Facebook has admitted that the number of its users […]
UN Experts: Thailand makes progress in tackling human trafficking Thailand has made notable improvements in eradicating human trafficking and forced labour from the fishing industry, according to UN experts. — Prachatai English State officials ‘embezzled’ […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Does Asean support US military presence in the South China Sea? On March 23, the US Navy destroyer Mustin made a non-innocent passage within 12 nautical […]
Brickbats and bouquets for govt from UN rights group A UN group has urged the Thai government to improve human rights protection for migrant workers, indigenous local communities, and human rights defenders. — The Nation […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Technology Boosting Green Growth in The GMS In the last 20 years, rapid economic growth in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) has reduced poverty and brought […]
Probes find 34 welfare heads committed fraud The Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) plans to request the ministry overseeing 34 provincial state welfare centres to consider taking disciplinary action against their heads after investigations… — […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu PMB targets up to US$50m initial investment for first int’l fund PMB Investment Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pelaburan MARA Bhd, has launched its first multi-currency […]
At least 94 people are implicated in cheating of fund for the destitute As many as 94 people, including officials and civilians, were found to be involved in the cheating of fund for the Protection […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu ASEAN Manufacturing PMI indicates stagnation in March The Nikkei ASEAN Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index, or PMI, slipped to 50.1 in March from 50.7 in February, as […]
BoT revises GDP growth target to 4.1% The central bank has revised this year’s GDP growth target to 4.1% and export growth target to 7%. — NNT Thailand protests China over registration of “Monthong” as […]