Tag: ASEAN Economic Community (AEC)
Thailand to become party to Madrid Protocol to protect IP rights
BANGKOK, 22 July 2013 The Ministry of Commerce is trying to make Thailand a party to the Madrid Protocol in an attempt to protect...
TCC backs 2-trillion-baht infrastructure project
BANGKOK, 17 July 2013 The Thai Chamber of Commerce has voiced its support for the government’s 2 trillion baht infrastructure project, saying it will...
Special Report: ASEAN-China FTA
The purposes of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) are to establish a single market and allow member nations to share resources, whether in the...
Special Report : Agro-industry in the AEC
Moving towards the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) is posing a big challenge for Thailand, an agricultural country with national economy relying on farm exports....
Thailand pledges for closer cooperation & development with ACMECS member countries
VIENTIANE, 14 March 2013 Thailand has pledged to push for closer cooperation and regional development within its neighbors ahead of the emergence of...
Thai govt developing customs checkpoints, facilities in South
SONGKHLA, July 22 – The government is proceeding with developing customs checkpoints and related facilities in South to accommodate future border trade increase...
Thai SMEs gearing up to enter AEC
BANGKOK, 19 July 2012 - The Department of Industrial Promotion (DIP) is organizing a seminar with an aim to prepare Thai SMEs for the...
Consumer confidence hits 9-month high in June
BANGKOK, July 4 - Thailand’s Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) in June rose to 78.6 from 72.6 last October, marking its highest level in nine...
GLO to proceed with online lottery project ahead of AEC
BANGKOK, 3 July 2012 – The Government Lottery Office (GLO) is preparing to push forward the online lottery project in order to develop the...
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Thailand and Pattaya’s links with the Titanic rise to the surface
Another April and yet another Titanic anniversary is upon us: it’s 113 years, almost to the day, since the world’s biggest moving object sank...
Thailand gets a 90 days’ reprieve from punitive tariffs
Thailand and most of the world today are handed a three months' pause, until July, from the punitive tariffs on imports to the US...
Expect frequent police checks on pubs and bars during Songkran holidays in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – As the Songkran holiday approaches, Pattaya authorities are ramping up efforts to ensure public safety and maintain order in the city....
Chinese couple arrested for filming inappropriate content on Pattaya sidewalk in violation of Thai...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya's tourist police, in line with the directive from Commissioner, Pol. Lt. Gen. Saksira Phuek-Um, carried out a crackdown on criminal...
Pattaya prepares for a splashing Songkran festival with expanded water resources
PATTAYA, Thailand – As Songkran approaches, Pattaya is working to ensure the city has enough water resources for the much-anticipated water throwing festival, which...