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RCEP agreement to be inked in November: Thai ministry
Thailand’s Ministry of Commerce said on Friday that the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement is ready to be signed in November, and is expected to take effect in the second half of next year.At the 8th RCEP Ministers’ Meeting held on Aug. 27 through ...
Thailand eyes construction of 6th Thai-Lao friendship bridge in 2025
Thai Minister of Transport Saksayam Chidchob said Friday his ministry has scheduled to complete the construction of the 6th Thai-Lao friendship bridge by 2025.During his trip to the northeastern provinces of Amnat Charoen, Yasothon and Mukdahan provinces, Saksayam said he is in discussion with various ...
Thailand's health safety measures put ahead of social, economic ones: PM
Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha reconfirmed on Tuesday health safety measures will be continually given higher priorities in face of the global pandemic than social and economic ones.Asked how soon emergency rule and curfew could be lifted, the prime minister, who concurrently acts as head ...
Thai gov't, insurgent group agree to end violence
The Thai government’s peace negotiators and representatives of the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) insurgent group have both agreed to end violence in the deep South with peaceful solutions, said Gen. Wallop Raksanoh, secretary-general of the Thai National Security Council, on Wednesday.The Thai negotiation team met ...
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Thailand set to intensify ban on e-waste imports
Thailand’s Natural Resources and Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa on Wednesday told the media that the country would intensify the ban on e-waste and plastic garbage smuggled from abroad.“The ministry is serious in countering the imports of smuggled e-waste into Thailand,” said Varawut. “This is for ...
Thai gov't approves financial aid to 5th Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge
The Thai government on Tuesday approved financial assistance to Laos for the construction of the fifth Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge linking Thailand’s northeastern province of Bueng Kan with Lao’s central province of Bolikhamsai.“The fifth Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge had been approved in principle in the Cabinet’s resolution ...
Thailand warns of water shortage in North East region
The Thai Royal Irrigation Department (RID) on Monday warned of low reserved water at major dams in the North East region and advised residents that the water left-over will only be sufficient for consumption.The RID, which is administered by the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, ...
Nearly 8,000 fake news items detected in less than 15 days in Thailand
Since its launch of the “anti-fake news center” on November 1, the Thai Digital Economy and Society Ministry on Wednesday announced that it has detected nearly 8,000 fake news items online.“Since its launch, we have detected 7,962 messages with false news content,” said Minister of ...
China, Thailand pledge closer cooperation in multilateral platforms, promoting freer world economy
China and Thailand on Tuesday said they will further enhance cooperation in multilateral mechanisms and join hands to cope with growing protectionism to push forward a more open and balanced world economy.According to a joint press statement released during Chinese Premier Li Keqiang’s official visit ...
Thailand to push forward digital development to strengthen ASEAN connectivity
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Monday said he will lead Thailand to drive digital development in Southeast Asia as a means to strengthen connectivity among the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) members.Speaking at the “Digital Thailand Big Bang 2019” in Bangkok, Prayut said ...
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