Asean Morning News For July 3

Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu ASEAN PMI falls to 50.0 in June The Nikkei ASEAN Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index, or PMI, fell to 50.0 in June from 50.5 in May. — Nikkei […]

Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu ASEAN PMI falls to 50.0 in June The Nikkei ASEAN Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index, or PMI, fell to 50.0 in June from 50.5 in May. — Nikkei […]

Govt to enforce Article 44 to postpone enactment of Migrant Labor Act The government is keen to postpone the enforcement of the Migrant Labor Act for 120 days to give migrant workers time to gain […]

Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Southeast Asia’s new-car sales rise 5% in May New-car sales in Southeast Asia’s six major markets climbed 5% on the year to 281,366 vehicles in May, about […]

Finance Ministry to reforecast GDP for 2017 Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) Director-General Krisada Chinavicharana said the Ministry of Finance will readjust the 2017 economic growth earlier forecast at 3.6 percent due to some contributing factors […]

Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Asia-Africa-Europe 1 cable system launches The consortium behind the Asia-Africa-Europe 1 (AAE-1) subsea cable system has announced the launch of the new cable, with services commencing from […]

PHUKET VOWS TO BECOME THAILAND’S 1ST CORRUPTION-FREE PROVINCE The governor of a popular island by the Andaman Sea promised to make it Thailand’s first province to end corruption after he signed an agreement with anti-corruption […]

Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Benefits abound if SMEs in Asean tap technology The advent of technology, mechanisation, digital connectivity and digitalisation has benefited the business ecosystem among Association of South-east Asian […]

Baht strength dims export outlook CURRENCY weakness in some of Thailand’s key developed country trading partners is clouding the outlook for exports despite some otherwise positive signs this year, said Wisit Limluecha, vice chairman of […]

Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Asean Property Market Q1: Thailand an Island in Stormy Seas Figures assembled by international real estate firm Knight Frank show that in the first quarter of this […]

Asean Property Market Q1: Thailand an Island in Stormy Seas Figures assembled by international real estate firm Knight Frank show that in the first quarter of this year (Q1 2017) the Thailand property market remained […]

Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Asean terrorism: Expect the worst before it’s solved FROM the obvious and undeniable fact that our Asean allies, primarily Indonesia and Malaysia, plus Australia, the US, Japan, […]

Commerce Ministry forecasts 5% jump in Thai exports this year The Ministry of Commerce has reported an outstanding performance by Thai exports so far this year, voicing confidence that the 5-percent growth target will be […]