Tag: ASEAN Economic Community
Finance Ministry to lower auto tax to ready Thailand for AEC
BANGKOK, 7 September 2012 – The Finance Ministry is poised to lower taxes on automobile in a bid to ready Thailand for the ASEAN...
National Herb Expo 2012 kicks off at IMPACT
BANGKOK, 6 September 2012 – The 9th National Herb Expo kicked off on Wednesday, with an aim to promote Thai massage to the...
Finance Ministry prepares more measures to assist SMEs for ASEAN integration
BANGKOK, 3 September 2012 – The Finance Ministry is coming up with more assistance measures for the SMEs in order to prepare them...
Service business operators discuss AEC preparation
BANGKOK, 3 September 2012 – The Department of Trade Negotiations has held a seminar for service business operators to discuss the preparation of...
Social Security Office to offer hotline services in foreign languages ahead...
BANGKOK, 2 September 2012 - The Social Security Office (SSO) is increasing the number of foreign language operators for its hotline, to support the...
AEC 2015: the AFG consults a ‘mor doo’
The dynamic (and rapidly expanding, now 200 members) Automotive Focus Group (AFG) held its monthly meeting at the Amari. The topic was very...
Thai massage industry expected to blossom in AEC
BANGKOK, 23 August 2012 – The Ministry of Public Health has reported that the Thai massage industry last year generated up to 30 billion...
Industry Minister worried over readiness of Thai logistics sector ahead of...
BANGKOK, 24 August 2012 – The Industry Minister has expressed concerns over the readiness of the country’s logistics sector before the realization of...
Instant noodle brand considering raising price by one baht
BANGKOK, 21 August 2012 – The Department of Internal Trade (DIT) has told an instant noodle producer to submit a request for price adjustment...
Storage businesses urged to prepare for AEC
BANGKOK, 17 August 2012 – The Commerce Ministry has urged the entrepreneurs of warehouses, silos, and cold storages to urgently prepare themselves for...
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Unlock EEC Opportunities: BCCT Dinner with Dr. Chula Sukmanop
PATTAYA, Thailand - Join us for a BCCT Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) Dinner featuring a keynote address by Dr. Chula Sukmanop, Secretary-General of the...
Pattaya tax lawyer: pensioners’ worries and overseas transmitted income
PATTAYA, Thailand - Having talked to many retired expats over the past year or so, I know that their biggest worry is whether they...
Pattaya students forced to study outside classrooms due to power outage caused by theft
PATTAYA, Thailand - Students at Pattaya City School 7 (Ban Nong Phang Kae) are facing severe disruptions in their education after a thief cut...
Indian man arrested for firing blank gun into the air in Pattaya; claims unaware...
PATTAYA, Thailand - Pattaya police apprehended a 36-year-old Indian man, Mr. Sunil Bhandari, after he was seen firing a blank gun into the air...
American Bike & Car Meet’ in Sattahip brings together bikers and car enthusiasts
SATTAHIP, Thailand - The Bikers Café in Sattahip, Chonburi, hosted the American Bike & Car Meet, a major annual event for motorcycle and car...