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Bangkok, November 9 (VNA) – Armed forces of Thailand and the UK have launched a joint exercise named “Panther Gold 2017” in Kanchanaburi of Thailand.

Thailand is fully ready to play host to the ASEAN International Fleet Review 2017 in celebration of ASEAN’s 50th anniversary, with navy ships from countries around the world participating.

Malaysian authorities have rescued 140 live pangolins in crackdowns on wildlife trafficking near Malaysia's border with Thailand.

Thailand needs to prioritise infrastructure development in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) to lure investment, Thai media on November 7 quoted Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Atusripitak as saying.

More than 180 tourism events are planned across Thailand up to September 2018, as part of the Amazing Thailand Tourism Year 2018 campaign that targets three trillion baht (90.5 billion USD) in revenue

The Thai Government needs to find the right markets for organic rice before encouraging farmers to increase the cultivating area from 300,000 rai (48,000 hectares) to 1 million rai in 2019, said President of the Thai Rice Exporters Association Charoen Leothamatas.

The Thai Government will launch biometric checks nationwide for mobile phone users to prevent fraudulent electronic transactions.

The Thai tourism ministry will focus on promoting the Thai identity in its 2018 tourism campaign and has launched the "Amazing Thailand Tourism 2018 Take-Off" campaign through VietJet Air's fleet of Airbus A320 aircraft.

The Thai Prime Minister said he was satisfied with the latest ranking given by the World Bank for the country's facilitation of doing business.

The Thai government has is now seeking to revise the civil and commerce code on startups development, which is a pillar to the Thailand 4.0 economic model.

The development of hydropower projects on the mainstream Mekong River will cause great impact on water security, especially in countries in the lower basin.

Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said that his government will not lift a ban on political activity until calm and order are restored.

Thailand’s Ministry of Commerce has bolstered rice exports to Hong Kong (China) and invited rice importers from Hong Kong to discuss the import of Thai rice in the coming time, reported Thai media on November 1.

The UK has sent military personnel to Thailand to take part in a joint exercise codenamed "Panther Gold 2017" in Kanchanaburi province.