Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu RCEP: Test to ASEAN in the Asia Pacific Southeast Asia is undoubtedly one of world’s important economic growth engines. Statistics of the World Trade Organization show that […]
Verdict due in major Thai human trafficking trial A Thai general is among more than 100 defendants facing a verdict on Wednesday (Jul 19) in a sprawling 2015 human trafficking case which saw thousands of […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Exports boost for economy Asean economies’ growth has so far been driven by exports recovery, with domestic demand factors including private consumption still patchy. — The Star […]
Baht closes at 33.66 baht/dollar, the strongest in 25 months The Thai baht closed at 33.66 baht against the US dollar, the strongest in 25 months after the currency was trading between 33.73-33.75 baht/dollar throughout […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu EU-ASEAN Trade Deal: Debunking the Myths Around Rules of Origin The recent ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union to classify the EU-Singapore Free […]
Thailand welcomes 17 million foreign visitors in first half of 2017 Seventeen million foreign tourists visited Thailand in the first half of 2017, according to the Ministry of Tourism and Sports. — NBT World Banks […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Times’ Asia Pacific University Ranking Distorts, Confuses: Mahidol No Longer #3 in Asean One of the world’s leading publishers of higher education rankings has been forced to […]
BoT ‘suppressed baht’ to bolster exports: KBank The Bank of Thailand intervened in the currency market last week in what was believed to be an attempt to prevent the baht strengthening so as to stop […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu World’s most coal plant projects are in four Asian countries China, India, Indonesia and Vietnam have the world’s four biggest coal-fired power plants in pipeline. Together, they […]
High-speed rail financing takes shape The government will rely on lending by domestic and overseas financial institutions to fund the first stage of the 179-billion-baht Sino-Thai high-speed rail project linking Bangkok and Nakhon Ratchasima. — […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu India-China ties have direct implication for Asean: Jaishankar Amid the current standoff between India and China along the Sikkim sector of the international border, Indian Foreign Secretary […]
Thailand approves S$7.2b for delayed China rail project Thailand’s military government on Tuesday (July 11) approved 179 billion baht (S$7.2 billion) to build the first stretch of a high-speed railway that will ultimately link Bangkok […]