The Thai Cabinet has decided to allow migrant workers from Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar to work in Thailand until July 31, 2020, to help reduce the potential spread of the coronavirus disease 2019, and to maintain a workforce as the situation gradually improves.
The Thai Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives has vowed to ensure sufficient supply of clean water to citizens throughout the dry season while units concerned are storing water for dams along Chao Phraya river.
The ASEAN Smart Cities Network (ASCN) convened its 2019 conference in Bangkok, Thailand from August 22 – 24 with the aim of developing smart cities and setting standards for building smart urban areas in Southeast Asia.
The Royal Thai Police (RTP) has confirmed its readiness to ensure safety and the facilitation of traffic flow during the 34th ASEAN Summit from June 20-23.
For the third consecutive year, Thai firms have received the most appraisals for standardised software practices compared to those from other ASEAN member nations.
Thailand’s Ministry of Commerce is intensifying connectivity between Thai investors and groups and leading trade and investment businesses from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam (CLMV).
Thai Tourism and Sports Minister Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul have met her Cambodian counterpart Thong Khon in Bangkok in the first Cambodian-Thai Tourism Ministerial Meeting.
Thailand's Criminal Court on April 11 approved an arrest warrant
against Wuthipong Kochathamkhun, a leader of the United Front for
Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), or “red shirts”, for an alleged
lese-majeste offense.
Thailand has once again become the world’s top rice exporter after
having sold 1.5 million tonnes of rice to foreign countries in the
first two months of this year, said the National News Bureau of Thailand
(NNT).
The University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce ( UTCC ) has indicated
that Thailand’s 2014 rice exports may plunge in both Asian and
global markets due to low output and high production costs.
The Thai government is preparing to issue bonds worth up to 100 billion
baht (3.1 billion USD) in a bid to raise funds for the debt-plagued rice
support programme, according to the National News Bureau of Thailand.
The Thai Rice Exporters Association (TREA) has recently affirmed that
rice export activities of the country’s private sector are unlikely to
be affected by China’s decision to cancel a deal on buying 1.2 million
tonnes of rice from the government.
Thailand and Indonesia plan to ink a memorandum of understanding (MoU)
on fishery cooperation during Thai Minister for Agriculture Yukol
Limlamthong’s visit to Indonesia slated for this year’s end, according
to the National News Bureau of Thailand.
The Thai Government has approved to add another 1.9 billion THB (60.9
million USD) to its fund for the rice pledging scheme, according to
National News Bureau of Thailand (NNT).
The Philippines has shown interest towards importing more agricultural
products from Thailand after a bilateral meeting between the
leaders of both countries.
The 5th Thai-Cambodian Joint Border Commission (JCB) meeting in
Bangkok ended on Feb.14 with a mutual agreement to open a new border
checkpoint linking Stung Bot and Ban Nong Eian districts.
Thai Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives is planning to transform
Thailand into an advance trading hub for rice in the ASEAN region,
which is expected to stabilize prices of Thai rice in the world market.
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