Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 Asean builders to reap gains from $323-billion spree With at least $323 billion in infrastructure spending in the pipeline in Southeast Asia and potentially more expected […]
Consumer confidence hits 33 month high The University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC) has credited government stimulus of the grassroots economy with pushing Consumer Confidence in November to the highest point in 33 […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 Workplace Automation: Skills Development Key For Developing Countries (HD video) In 2017 economists Carl Frey and Michael Osborne concluded that 47 per cent of jobs in […]
USFDA quarantines 11 items of food products and medicines from Thailand The US Food and Drugs Administration has decided to quarantine 11 items of food products and medicines from Thailand after finding out that they […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 Build sustainable cities, Asean urged Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu urged member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to build sustainable cities and urban […]
Thailand flood death toll rises to 15 Fifteen people have died and one million have been affected by flooding in Thailand’s deep south, authorities said Tuesday (Dec 5). — Channel NewsAsia Sugar industry bows to […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 ASEAN needs to move to minilateralism To save the principle of ASEAN centrality, the regional body should transcend its consensus-based decision-making and embrace minilateral arrangements on […]
Thailand confident of improved ranking in corruption perception index Thailand believes its corruption ranking in international communities will improve this year after the country has shown strong determination to curb and suppress corruption by setting […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 Asean ignores civil society… again Malacañang’s spokesperson has termed Asean’s commemoration of its 50th year a “tremendous success,” but based it mainly on the absence of […]
Banthoon questions govt’s subsidy programme for the poor Kasikornbank chief executive officer Banthoon Lamsam has expressed doubt over the government’s subsidy programme for the poor if it will really help to bolster local economy. — […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 Former ASEAN secretary-general Surin Pitsuwan dies aged 68 Former ASEAN secretary-general Surin Pitsuwan died aged 68 on Thursday (Nov 30). Dr Surin, who was also a […]
Thai Oct factory output rises 0.48 pct y/y, well below forecast Thailand’s annual industrial output rose for a fourth straight month in October, but much less than expected, as stronger production of rubber, car engines […]