National News Bureau of Thailand
NLA discusses EEC and national progress
The deputy prime minister has reiterated government achievements over the past four years at a dinner talk organized by the National Legislative Assembly’s (NLA) Welfare Committee. The dinner was chaired by NLA President Pornpetch Wichitcholchai who remarked that over the past four years the assembly ...
Itiporn Lakarnchua
Cabinet adjusts smart visa criteria in support of industrial development
The Cabinet has made changes to the criteria and benefits of the smart visa program in a bid to facilitate foreign academics who come to share their knowledge with Thai industrial personnel. Following the weekly Cabinet meeting, Government Spokesperson Puttipong Punnakanta announced that approval was ...
Surapan Laotharanarit
Thailand focuses on decent work, trilateral partnership during ILO session
Thailand focused on its position to promote decent work and a trilateral partnership to enhance sustainable national development during an international labor session. The Ministry of Labor’s Deputy Permanent-Secretary Suradej Waleeittikul led officials from Thailand to attend the International Labor Organization’s (ILO) 334th Session of ...
Tanakorn Sangiam
NCPO: Royal Thai Army to send support to border patrol along Mekong River
The National Council for Peace and Order has confirmed more troops will be sent to support the patrol operation along the Mekong River. The Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Army, Gen. Apirat Kongsompong, who is also the Secretary General of the NCPO, said that national ...
Kitti Cheevasittiyanon
Thailand to become regional bio-industry hub
The Ministry of Industry is to go ahead with its plan to support bio-industry after Cabinet gave the nod to a draft law on sugar cane and sugar that allows sugar cane to be used for the production of other products. Industry Minister Uttama Savanayana ...
Nuppol Suvansombut
Trade war has little to no impact on Thai economy: UTCC
The University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC) says the country’s economy remains strong in spite of the ongoing trade war between the United States and China. Thanawat Polvichai, director of the Economic and Business Forecast Centre of the UTCC, on Saturday revealed that ...
Thammarat Thadaphrom
Senior economist calls for integration of sufficiency economy principle
A veteran economist, Sawai Boonma, has called on the country to apply the principles of a sufficiency economy, as introduced by the late monarch, to their everyday activities. The economist-turned-writer said the sufficiency economy philosophy is an effective mechanism to sustain economic growth and citizens’ ...
Thammarat Thadaphrom
FAO praises Thailand for achieving Zero Hunger and food security
The Thai Minister of Agriculture and Coorperatives has recently attended the 45th Session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS 45) and a conference on World Food Day, which is on October 16th of each year, at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture ...
Nuppol Suvansombut
Investors and analysts both rosy on the Thai economy
Political clarity and continued economic expansion have bolstered investor sentiment to its highest level in seven months and prompted analysts to forecast the Thai stock market hitting 1,826 points by year’s end. Keep reading ...
Itiporn Lakarnchua
Royal Irrigation Department pleads for water conservation
The Royal Irrigation Department is pleading with the public to help conserve water despite the fact that there is a good supply of water in dams nationwide. Official records suggest that nearly 60 billion cubic meters of water are currently stored in reservoirs across the ...
Kitti Cheevasittiyanon