Thailand has kick-started efforts to forge a free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), a regional trade bloc consisting of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland.
The Thai Government has given the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) the go-ahead to extend the deadline for 14 renewable power plants to start commercial operations.
A free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU) would boost Thailand’s exports and gross domestic product (GDP), according to a study conducted by the Institute of Future Studies for Development (IFD).
Thailand’s Commerce Ministry has said it is ready to revise long-delayed free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations with the European Union (EU) and has scheduled public hearings nationwide before proceeding with proposals of the talks for cabinet approval by November.
The Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology (TINT) has proposed a project to build a nuclear research reactor in Ongkharak district of Nakhon Nayok province.
The ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC) was satisfied with negotiations over ASEAN trade facilitation procedures, in which all members agreed to form and implement guidelines on non-tariff measures, said the Thai Ministry of Commerce.
The state-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) started public hearings with stakeholders and local communities on July 13 so as to resume operations of two existing units of Mae Moh coal-fired power plant in Lampang province.
The 132nd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU-132), which
took place in Hanoi from March 28 to April 1, has adopted the Hanoi
Declaration on The Sustainable Development Goals: Turning Words into
Action.
The following is the full text of the declaration:
“We, parliamentarians from 133 countries and 23 international and
regional parliamentary organizations, gathered in Hanoi, Vietnam,
reviewed the emerging sustainable development goals and considered our
role in attaining them.
World
