January by numbers – Car registrations and tourist numbers up The Land Transport Department has reported 268,989 new cars and motorcycles for January 2018. — Phuket Gazette NESDB forecasts 3.6-4.6% economic growth this year The […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Australia’s new strategy towards Asean When Australia looks to the north, what does it see? Southeast Asia, of course. But the region is no longer the […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Sreypov Men @MenSreypov Uber will continue investing heavily in SE Asia even as it expects to lose money Uber Technologies Inc’s chief executive pledged to continue investing aggressively in […]
Industrial confidence index rises The Federation of Thai Industries yesterday (Feb 22) reported the industrial confidence index for January rose to 91.0 points from 89.1 in December 2017. — Thai PBS Thailand to declare IUU-free […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Sreypov Men @MenSreypov Thailand ranks high in SE Asia e-commerce Thailand’s mobile traffic is the second-highest in Southeast Asia, research by iPrice shows, collating data from more 1,000 eCommerce […]
Export growth highest in 62 months The value of exports rose by 17.56% year on year in January, the largest increment in 62 months, Commerce Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong said on Wednesday. — Bangkok Post Thai […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Sreypov Men @MenSreypov Is Southeast Asia really in an arms race? While countries in many parts of the world are reducing their military spending, Southeast Asian countries are bucking […]
IDC: Digital shift to add $9bn to GDP Digital transformation should add 0.4% compound average growth annually to Thailand’s GDP for an estimated US$9 billion (284 billion baht) by 2021, says Michael Araneta, associate vice-president […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Sreypov Men @MenSreypov Indonesia and Singapore to boost cooperation in investment and vocational education Indonesia and Singapore have agreed to boost cooperation in investment and vocational education, especially in […]
Thailand’s GDP grows at fastest pace in 5 years in 2017 Thailand’s gross domestic product grew an inflation-adjusted 3.9% in 2017, up from 3.3% the previous year, marking its fastest expansion since 2012, according to […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Sreypov Men @MenSreypov ASEAN labor flows hit a wall with growing migrant crackdown Tighter restrictions on foreign labor in Malaysia and Thailand have pushed out millions of Southeast Asian […]
Prayut govt gets low score in performance rating: Suan Dusit Poll The government under Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has received a score of only 5.35 points out of 10 for its overall performance, an opinion […]