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The Thai government will apply tougher steps to political troublemakers in the run-up to a referendum on the draft constitution.

Japan’s Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida announced on May 2 a 7-billion-USD aid initiative in the next three years to promote the growth in the GMS which encompasses parts of Vietnam, Laos and Tha

Thailand hopes to work with Japan to improve the well-being of people in developing countries to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations (UN).

Thailand topped the world in terms of rice exports in the first quarter of 2016, the Thai Rice Exporters’ Association (TREA) announced on April 29.

Authorities in Thailand have urged the public to stay indoors and drink more water to cope with the hot weather as the country faces its longest heatwave in the past 65 years.

Thailand’s government on April 25 announced a plan to sell all 11.4 million tonnes of rice in stockpile within two months with the aim to generate 100 billion THB (2.84 billion USD).

About 9.03 million international visitors landed in Thailand in the first quarter of this year, generating 455 billion THB (12.93 billion USD) in tourism revenue.

Thailand’s internationally recognised brands will be nudged closer to Vietnamese consumers as the Top Thai Brands 2016 is scheduled to take place in Ho Chi Minh City from May 6-8.

The Thai government will reduce rice-growing zones throughout the country from 61.74 million rai to 55.8 million rai (8.93 million hectares) to balance supply and demand in the next harvest season.

Thai authorities have tightened security measures in the southern city of Hat Yai on April 23 following intelligence reports indicating possible attacks by Muslim insurgents.

Thailand has become Vietnam’s leading automobile exporter in the first quarter of this year, with a volume of more than 7,800 units, a 64.5 percent increase compared with the same period last year.

Cambodia’s railway system is being restored to serve domestic goods and passenger transport, as well as to connect to neighbouring countries’ in the region, the Khmer Daily reported on April 22.

A trade fair displaying high-quality goods from Thailand kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on April 20.

The Thai military-run government will disapprove any campaign in the run-up to the August referendum on a new constitution that it hopes to stablise the country’s politics

The weather on the day of Songkran, Thailand’s traditional New Year, could prove very hot as the temperature is predicted to rise to 40 degrees Celsius, the Thai Meteorological Department said.

Thai authorities on April 12 ordered southern areas to tighten security in public places after a deadly blast near Jana district railway station in Songkhla province the previous day.

If a draft Constitution is rejected in a national referendum slated for August 7, a new constitution will be written without using any past constitutions, Thai PM Prayut Chan-ocha stated on April 12.

Thai police on April 11 said that it has stepped up security measures on Koh Samui Island to prepare for the country’s traditional Songkran water festival.

Thailand’s Naval Zone 2 force arrested three Vietnamese fishing ships with 33 fishermen on board for illegally entering and fishing on its territorial waters, the local Thai Rath newspaper reported.

Thailand has seized 47 Vietnamese fishermen and a trial on the case is expected to begin at Chon Bu-ri provincial Court on April 4.