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Trainwreck from top to bottom
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 03/03/2015
» Perhaps what one remembers best about a third-class train ride in Thailand is the shower you take afterwards — the lumps of dust coming out of your nose, the grimy water running off your body and how washing your hair three times isn't enough to take the odour of metal away.
As AEC revs up, Thai trucking companies are in pole position
Asia focus, Published on 02/03/2015
» One Thai industry that stands to benefit from Southeast Asia's economic integration is trucking. Unlike its neighbours in the Mekong sub-region, Thailand has a robust and sophisticated trucking industry, which is destined to expand as intra-regional trade speeds up after the Asean Economic Community (AEC) begins at the end of this year.
Long road still ahead for AEC services liberalisation
Asia focus, Published on 05/01/2015
» With less than a year to go before the official deadline for forming the Asean Economic Community, a huge amount of work still needs to be done. One of the cornerstones of regional integration is supposed to be liberalisation of trade in services, offering Asean investors up to 70% equity participation in service businesses. However, it has also proved to be one of the biggest challenges, and negotiations are as much as two years behind schedule.
Unlocking Asean's potential
Asia focus, Published on 05/01/2015
» Can 10 countries with different cultures, traditions, languages, political systems and levels of economic development act in concert to expand their collective potential? That is the question with which the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) has been wrestling for decades. Judging by their leaders' ambitious vision for cooperation, the answer may be yes.
Let's get connectivity back on the rails
Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 24/11/2014
» The military government is embarking on yet another ambitious infrastructure project that would link China to Thailand, and possibly in the future to southern neighbours Malaysia and Singapore.
Organised crime poses regional integration threat
News, Published on 31/10/2014
» High-level representatives from around Asia meet in Bangkok this week for a conference of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to discuss regional integration and its impact on the cross-border movement of people and goods.
Time to pull together
Asia focus, Published on 29/09/2014
» With regional integration a little over a year away, policymakers need to be aware of potential harm from an upsurge in nationalist feeling among the public and businesses, say members of the Asean Business Club (ABC)
Time to refocus our exporting strengths
News, Sutapa Amornvivat, Published on 17/09/2014
» Thailand's exports have suffered such a great fall. Our performance has been disappointing since 2012. We at the SCB Economic Intelligence Centre (EIC) expect total exports for 2014 to grow by around 1% yearly.
Business urges 20-year economy plan
News, Published on 24/08/2014
» A senior business leader has called on the incoming government to map out a 20-year plan for the nation's economy.
Ambitious MG6
Life, Richard Leu, Published on 30/06/2014
» New brands for the mass market scene are always welcome, especially in Thailand, where the business is dominated by a couple of key players that have gained substantial power through big investments.