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Istanbul-Phuket en route to open
Turkish Airlines will make Phuket its second port of call in Thailand with the launch of regular flights starting in July. The airline is to operate four non-stop flights a week between Istanbul and Phuket beginning July 17 with A330-300 wide-body jets, according to insiders. ...
Thailand has 'world's most congested traffic
Thailand was the world’s most congested country for traffic in 2016, according to a study released on February 20 by INRIX Inc. Drivers in Thailand spent an average of 61 hours stuck in traffic last year, followed by motorists in Colombia and Indonesia with an average 47 ...
Export growth goal revised up to 5% on key supports
The Commerce Ministry has revised up its export-growth target for this year from 3 per cent to 5 per cent, saying many positive factors could support this including higher global oil prices. After meeting with Thai trade officials from 64 overseas posts and representatives from private-sector ...
Cluster model to entice SEZ investors
Kerry WorldBridge Logistics SEZ, which is developing a 63-hectare industrial park and free trade zone 17 kilometres south of the capital in Kandal province, has taken on a new partner to design and create an “industry and technology cluster” aimed at attracting non-garment manufacturing investment ...
Pak Beng inquiry sought
Environment Ministry official Eang Sophalleth said on February 20 that he has made a request to the Mekong River Commission that Laos adequately investigate the potential impacts of the proposed Pak Beng hydropower dam ahead of a meeting this week. State news agency AKP on February ...
Poipet SEZ to import power
A special economic zone in Poipet City has decided to import electricity from Thailand to ensure a reliable power supply as it expects the influx of more factories and investment. Poipet PPSEZ Co. Ltd. reached a memorandum of understanding with Thailand-based B.Grimm Power Public Company Limited ...
Thai firm to energise Poipet industrial park
Poipet PPSEZ Co Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Phnom Penh SEZ Plc and operator of the soon to be completed Poipet Special Economic Zone, signed a memorandum of understanding yesterday with a leading Thai energy provider to supply power to the 66-hectare industrial park. The ...
Plans to excavate in capital dug up
A large-scale digging project is taking place in the capital in seeming direct contradiction of a longstanding government ban on the practice, a letter obtained by The Post and first-hand observation by reporters suggests. In the letter dated February 17, Phnom Penh City Governor Pa ...
Laos, China and neigbouring countries discuss locust outbreak in Laos
High-level officials from Laos, China, Vietnam and Thailand have discussed cooperation efforts in the prevention and control of the yellow-spined bamboo locust outbreak in Laos. A consultation workshop on the management of the yellow-spined bamboo locust outbreak in Laos for 2017 took place on February ...
Laos to receive ASEAN funding for intellectual property protections
Laos will benefit from the ASEAN Intellectual Property Rights fund, which is supported by the European Union, following a substantial increase in funding. The conference press to announce the funding yesterday was attended by Director General of the Department of Intellectual Property under the Lao ...
