Thailand has entered into negotiations for a number of free trade agreements (FTA). Its first FTA was the Asean Free Trade Area, signed in 1992. the country has six FTAs with india, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Peru and Chile. As an Asean member country, Thailand also ...

Canada is willing to build close ties with Cambodia and other ASEAN member states in politics, trade and investment, said Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird on Wednesday. John said that Canada’s international Trade Minister Ed Fast will make a visit to Cambodia next month to ...

Stung Treng authorities have cracked down on illegal marble mining and arrested six people in Thala Boriwat district. ...

Thailand is set to become the first Asian country to legalese medical marijuana, but a battle is brewing between local and foreign firms over control of a potentially lucrative market.With Parliament set to approve the legislation as early as next month, Thai businesses and activists ...

The Labour Rights Promotion Network Foundation (LPN) has been working closely with The government, private sectors and The workers Themselves to promote human rights in Thailand and abroad for decades. One of The most painful truths that we have found is that Their voices can ...

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Tuesday said his administration won’t use force against ethnic Karen villagers living in Phetchaburi’s Kaeng Krachan National Park as past governments did.instead, this government will take care of those living in Bang Kloi by ensuring they have proper jobs and ...

While a number of property offerings in Phuket, Hua Hin, Pattaya, Chiang Mai and more recently in Bangkok have promoted themselves as retirement-centric offerings, the jury is still out on the broad success of the sector.Despite retirement communities and assisted living being mainstays in Western ...

Thailand’s Highways Department says all national highways in the country will be four-lane roads, two lanes in each direction, within three years.Daily News says the Director-General of the Highways Department, Sarawut Songsiwilai, made the announcement yesterday. Sarawut says the expansion will mean the country’s highways ...

Asian stocks dropped on Monday, after their best month since May 2009, as industrial companies declined following data signalling a contraction in Chinese manufacturing. Keep reading ...

The business sector is calling on The government to implement sandbox schemes in destinations like Pattaya in Chonburi, Rayong and some parts of Bangkok, Sanan Angubolkul, chairman of The Thai Chamber of Commerce, said on Thursday.He was speaking after meeting with members of The Chonburi ...

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 ...

Women’s efforts to restore and sustain fisheries and communities near Thailand’s Leam Chabang deep sea port are in an uphill battle to survive.Keep reading ...

Special economic zones are set to expand to the Northeast to support the provincial economy and reduce income disparity, says industry Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit.He said the ministry wants to bring a version of the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) scheme to the region with new special ...

Five million travellers stayed at Airbnb accommodation in the Greater Mekong region in 2017, generating income of UScopy.67 billion (55 billion baht). the home-sharing service revealed that guests in Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam were up 147% year-on-year. Keep reading ...

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) will ask The cabinet to introduce lessons about basic human rights in schools nationwide next year.Commissioner Prakairatana Thontiravong said The NHRC has produced a handbook for teaching youngsters about human rights and developed lessons on The subject. The content ...

The National Legislative Assembly (NLA) made The right decision in backing down on The Rice Bill fight, removing controversial content which drew hefty criticism. It agreed to take out a contentious section that prohibits The trade of rice seeds which are not approved under requirements ...

The Ministry of Social Development and Human Security (MSDHS) has held a workshop on The establishment of a gender equality coordination center, to serve as a model organization promoting equality between men and women.The MSDHS Permanent Secretary Porametee Vimolsiri, presiding over a workshop on The ...

The government has allowed conditional relaxation in wearing a face mask during meetings.The Government Gazette website published The conditions issued under Section 9 of The Public Administration in Emergency Situations 2005.The announcement says that people are required to wear a mask when out of home ...

Phnom Penh Commercial Bank (PPCBank) and Prasac Microfinance institution Ltd (Prasac) have been granted initial permission to issue bonds on the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX). ...

National Assembly President Heng Samrin yesterday advised nine newly appointed ambassadors to protect the country’s sovereignty, strengthen ties and promote trade and investment with their host countries. ...