Thai ministers will make overseas visits to boost investment in the country as well as reinforce foreign investor confidence, Thai Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak said on October 7.
A Thai woman suspected of having contracted Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus has been hospitalised after returning from her pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on October 5 appointed the 200-member National Reform Steering Assembly (NRSA) to guide the country’s reform process.
A group of protesters has threatened to launch a fresh round of cyber attacks unless the Thai government abandons its single Internet gateway proposal by October 14.
The Thai Ministry of Labour on October 3 revealed a plan to help millions of workers develop their skills so as to prepare them for job opportunities when the country joins AEC by the year-end.
Thai authorities are considering legal action against protesters who launched cyber-attacks that disrupted access to a number of government websites including the Prime Minister’s.
Several key Thai government websites were brought down late on September 30, believed to be a form of protest against the government’s plan to introduce a single Internet gateway for the country.
The Indonesian government has announced its intent to purchase rice from Vietnam and Thailand through government-to-government deals and its representatives will soon begin negotiations.
The two bombing attacks in Bangkok last month were retaliation against the Thai government's suppression of human trafficking gangs, Thai authorities said on September 28.
Thailand was elected as Chair of the group of 77 developing nations (G-77), the largest intergovernmental organisation of the United Nations’ developing country members.
Thailand earned 113 billion THB (3 billion USD) from shipping abroad 6.9 million tonnes of rice between January 1 and September 22, a five percent decrease on-year.
Thailand's national police chief said on September 24 it is premature to conclude that a foreign suspect detained over the deadly bombing in Bangkok in August is really the bomber.
Vietnam and Thailand plan to step up collaboration efforts in the supervision and management of fishing activities in the sea area between the two countries.
A Thai court on September 23 issued an arrest warrant for a new suspect in the Bangkok bombings last month, raising the total number of arrest warrants issued in connection with the blast to 14.
Malaysian police on September 23 announced the arrest of eight suspects, including four Malaysians, over the Erawan shrine blast in Bangkok, Thailand last month.
Thailand’s new six-month, multiple-entry tourist visas will become available from November 13, announced the country’s Foreign Ministry on September 22.
Minister Counsellor Pham Thanh Nam at the Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand met Thai Major-General Apichart Suribunya in Bangkok on September 21 to discuss the recent shooting of Vietnamese fishermen.
Thailand’s Bangkok Glass defeated Japan’s Hisamitsu 3-2 to win the 2015 Asian Women’s Club Volleyball Championship held in the northern province of Ha Nam on September 20.
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