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Charter, reform picks ready for Thai PM
The National Council for Peace and Order could meet as early as 2 October to pick prospective members of the new Constitution Drafting Committee and the National Reform Steering Assembly (NRSA), Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said on 1 October. Keep reading ...
Drought Chao Phraya drought 'will last till 2017'
People living in the Chao Phraya River basin should prepare for a drought crisis that will last until 2017, and those in Bangkok should store water for consumption during the dry season, a seminar was told. Anond Snidwongs, director of the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development ...
Myanmar again near bottom of competition rankings
Myanmar ranked near the bottom of the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report 2015-16 released on 30 September, placing 131st overall out of 140. The positioning represents little change on the rankings in the 2014-15 report, when Myanmar came 134th out of 144 economies. Keep reading ...
Thai rice illegally imported into Myanmar
As domestic rice prices increase, cheaper and higher quality rice is now being illegally imported from Thailand, Myanmar rice traders say. Speculation over rice shortages since nationwide flooding in July and August increased transportation costs in some areas, and high production costs for farmers have driven ...
Garment, textile firms face tough, bigger rivals
Several Vietnamese garment and textile companies would face more challenges from large rivals following integration, said Tran Quang Nghi, chairman of the National Garment and Textile Group (Vinatex). Nghi, speaking at a conference entitled “Garment and Textile – Opportunities and Challenges”, focusing on integration and held ...
Vietnam a top investor in Cambodia
Vietnam was among Cambodia’s top five investors as of last April with US$3.2 billion in 171 projects. It is also Cambodia’s third largest trade partner with bilateral trade topping $3.3 billion as of 2015, Vietnamese Commercial Counselor Nguyen Bao said. Keep reading ...
Vietnam moves closer to market economy
Vietnam was striving to perfect the market economy and committed to creating the most favourable conditions for foreign investors, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said at the Vietnam Global Investment Forum on 30 September. With improvements in the business climate, infrastructure and the financial markets, Vietnam ...
Vietnam's trade ministry now wants 150 percent tax on luxury cars
Only one month after the Ministry of Finance proposed increasing luxury taxes on cars with large engines to up to 75 percent, trade officials now say the maximum tax rate should be raised to 150 percent to restrict the use of expensive, fuel-hungry vehicles. Keep reading ...
Bangkok proposes restrictions on vehicle sales
Bangkok Governor MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra has proposed an initiative to ban new car purchases for people who don’t have a place to park their vehicles, as part of a raft of new measures to combat traffic congestion. Keep reading ...
Thailand slips in competitiveness survey
Thailand has slipped one place on the Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) and is now ranked 32nd out of 140 economies analysed in a survey released by the World Economic Forum on 30 September. This year’s results reversed the uptrend that the Kingdom had been on in previous ...
