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Korea calling
Asia focus, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 07/11/2016
» The craze for Thai food is clearly visible in Seoul, and not just when celebrity chef Nooror Somany Steppe of the famous Blue Elephant Cooking School is whipping up a dish of Pad Thai, as she did at the Asean Culinary Festival recently.
The Lady comes calling
Asia focus, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 20/06/2016
» The visit this week by the Nobel Peace Prize laureate and democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi will certainly brighten the spirits of the sombre Thai people and could also lift the profile of the Thai junta and Myanmar's top leader.
Songkhla project puts villagers' livelihoods at risk
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 30/10/2015
» Not only will 118 families, or some 500 people, in Songkhla's Tepha district be evicted by the Egat coal-fired power plant, but it is also widely feared that the Gulf of Thailand's ecosystem and the livelihoods of the people in the neighbouring districts in Songkhla and Pattani will be affected by sea contamination.
China tightens the belt
Asia focus, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 05/10/2015
» Thailand and Asean should take the lead in connecting the "Yi Dai Yi Lu" (One Belt, One Road) multi-trillion-dollar initiative of Chinese leader Xi Jinping to turn a maritime dispute into an economic opportunity, say local analysts.
UN agencies urge swift follow-through on migrant agreement
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 02/07/2015
» Although the migrant crisis has ebbed, United Nations agencies are urging Thailand and other Southeast Asian nations meeting again Thursday to follow through on measures agreed to at May’s emergency summit on illegal migration in Bangkok.
Kitakyushu leads the eco-metropolis pack
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 07/03/2015
» Once a grey industrialised metropolis that sat unheralded for decades on Japan’s southern island, Kitakyushu has been reborn as a green city that has rocketed to prominence as a "smart" role model for Asia.
Time for transparency, Myanmar-based businesses told
Asia focus, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 12/05/2014
» Most companies operating in Myanmar and Southeast Asia fail to meet international standards for transparency, according to a survey by the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre (BHRRC).
Dawei partners forge dates for 'core' projects
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 20/11/2012
» PHNOM PENH : Thailand and Myanmar reaffirmed their commitment to the development of the Dawei special economic zone at the Asean summit yesterday.
Dawei cooperation announced
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 19/11/2012
» PHNOM PENH : Thailand and Myanmar formally announced to the Asean summit yesterday their cooperation on the Dawei deep-sea port development.
Activist wants slums heard in port plan
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 03/09/2012
» The government will need to consult 100,000 slum dwellers if it is to go ahead with the Transport Ministry's plan to develop Klong Toey Port, a local activist says.