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Last November Russian President Vladimir Putin and Asean leaders took a historic decision to raise the Asean-Russia Dialogue Partnership to a strategic level.This year marks the start of that new cooperation, as Thailand takes the Asean helm. Thailand’s role as chair of Asean is crucial ...

After a series of false promises on a general election, Thailand is scheduled to hold one on March 24 after more than four years of military rule. Election commissioners met and agreed on the date after a royal decree calling for the election of a ...

With a vast EEC scheme hanging in the balance, Thailand must maintain stability to attract more investmentThailand’s post-election economic outlook will largely hinge on political stability and the continuity of key economic policies, especially those designed to drive growth over the next decade or two ...

As Asean chair this year, Thailand must enhance the region’s cooperation amid growing US-China tensions that threaten to go beyond mere trade conflicts, international-relations experts said at a peace forum in Bangkok yesterday.“The tension between China and the US is unlike the tension between the ...

Thailand dropped to 36 points, one lower than the year before, in Transparency International’s 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index for 2018 released on Tuesday. The index ranges from 100 (very clean) to 0 (very corrupt).Keep reading ...

While the holding of an elusive election in the Southeast Asian state would be a notable step in the restoration of democratic rule, the harder work of managing wider political divisions lies ahead.Keep reading ...

The Department of Provincial Administration (DOPA) has explained that issues with the online advanced voting system were due to miscommunications between the systems domestic and international parts, that have since been rectified.Keep reading ...

Thailand has replaced three tax-incentive regimes with one, in response to a report that found the previous approach was creating harmful tax incentives.Thailand’s International Business Centre (IBC) came into effect last December 29, replacing three prior headquarter incentive regimes -– International Headquarters (IHQ), Regional Operating ...

The Election Commission (EC) is being urged to ensure fair and transparent elections in the wake of extremely low public confidence in the integrity of the process in the run-up to the March 24 contest. In the latest findings by the National Institute of Development ...

Thailand’s military junta is pushing ahead with arms deals even as a long-promised election day looms, prompting critics to decry a lack of transparency in the procurement process.Last week, the army announced it was seeking cabinet approval to buy 14 Chinese-made VT-4 battle tanks in ...