Thai-Myanmar talks due
Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak will be leading major Thai businesses to meet a team of Myanmar officials and businesses to seek further cooperation in developing industrial estates in Myanmar and border trade operations on Feb 3-4. Industry Minister Uttama Savanayana said the Thai business group, which comprise PTT Plc, Siam Cement Group and Ch. Kanchang Plc, are due to meet the team of Myanmar officials, which includes an adviser to Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi. Mr Uttama said the head of the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand will be joining the trip to seek ways to develop new estates in Myanmar. “We need to amend some Thai laws to allow the IEAT to develop new estates outside Thailand. Prior to that we need to talk with partners in Myanmar partner and understand what they need from us,” he said.
