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Sombath ‘offers youth a role model’
Business, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 17/12/2014
» Laos would be more culturally dignified and have more active young citizens if Sombath Somphone had not gone missing two years ago, according to a seminar held on Monday to mark the anniversary of the activist's disappearance.
Signs of progress as FTA talks loom
Business, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 08/04/2013
» The European Commission will begin a week-long free trade agreement (FTA) negotiation with Thailand in Brussels in late May, the first round of official talks, with the hope of reaching an agreement in 18 months.
Chile and Thailand bolster trade links
Business, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 12/10/2012
» Chile and Thailand have finished negotiations for their free trade agreement (FTA), but they could not be finalised in time for the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations on Oct 29.
Phnom Penh in the spotlight
Business, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 09/01/2012
» More peaceful Cambodian-Thai relations, modest democratisation in Burma, and hopes for reduced tension with Beijing over the South China Sea are among the factors that should help Asean focus on creating a truly integrated economic community in the next three years.
Graft-busters face tall order
Business, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 16/01/2012
» As Asean continues its movement toward a single community in 2015, an issue that should not be forgotten is how to curb and prevent corruption amid the fast-lane movement of free flows of people, capital, goods and services.