Tag: ASEAN
Thailand pledges to help make ASEAN a drug-free zone
BANGKOK, 28 March 2012 – Thailand has pledged to help turn the Southeast Asian region and all of its 10 members into a...
Pattaya business leaders shrug off threat from coming labor-law liberalization
A provincial labor official warned Pattaya tourism businesses to begin planning now for changes to come in 2015 with the launch of the...
Thailand & Canada hail 50th anniversary of close ties
To expand cooperation Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Friday, March 23 welcomed her Canadian counterpart Stephen Harper, who was here on a three-day...
Govt to come up with new public transport fare adjustments
BANGKOK, 27 March 2012 – After many public transport operators have requested the Transport Ministry to allow them to increase their fares, the Ministry...
Thailand welcomes Myanmar’s invitation for international by-election observers
BANGKOK, March 22 -- Thailand welcomed the Myanmar government’s invitations for international representatives as observers for the parliamentary by-election on April 1, saying that...
Canadian prime minister visits Thailand this week
BANGKOK, March 21 -- Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will pay an official visit from Thursday through Saturday (March 22-24) to strengthen bilateral...
AFG looks at ASEAN and Myanmar
The dynamic Automotive Focus Group (AFG) met at the Hilton Pattaya last week, later joining an informative address by Anthony Nafte - senior...
Thai PM reaffirms Thailand as Japan’s strong economic partner
JAPAN, March 7 - Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Wednesday boosted confidence among Japanese investors and affirmed Thailand's readiness to be Japan's...
Japanese firm ups investment near formerly flooded industrial park
PATHUM THANI, March 5 - A Japanese agricultural equipment manufacturing company increased its investment near the previously flooded Navanakorn Industrial Estate in this...
PM to visit Japan to rebuild investor confidence after flood crisis
BANGKOK, March 5 -- Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra will visit Japan on Tuesday to strengthen bilateral ties and revive Japanese investor confidence...