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Phuket hosts forum on sustainable island tourism
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 25/09/2024
» PHUKET - Sustainable tourism plays an important role in strengthening local communities, especially in the face of climate-induced emergencies such as floods and storms that have affected Phuket, governor Sophon Suwannarat said on Wednesday.
Japan invited to invest in EVs and chips
Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 25/09/2024
» Commerce Minister Pichai Naripthaphan has urged Japanese businesses to invest in Thailand, especially in the semiconductor and high-tech industries.
Can Thailand lead reboot of the Asia Cooperation Dialogue?
Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 24/09/2024
» In 2002, Thailand brought together major Asian nations to form the Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD). It was a bold and visionary move to create a powerful platform to foster pan-Asian economic integration after the 1997 Asia financial crisis or the Tom Yum Kung crisis.
Former Merkel rival aims to become chancellor
News, Published on 24/09/2024
» Squeezed out of top-level politics by his arch-party rival Angela Merkel more than two decades ago, Friedrich Merz is on course to land his first-ever government job as Germany's next chancellor. The conservative Christian Democrat Party (CDU) and its Bavarian sister party, which together are topping nationwide polls, last Tuesday agreed to nominate Mr Merz, 68, as candidate for chancellor in next year's federal election.
Ministries to promote national defence
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 24/09/2024
» The Industry Ministry is preparing to discuss a plan with the Defence Ministry to promote national defence as part of the ongoing efforts to strengthen S-curve industries to drive GDP.
Thai virtual bank race heats up as bidders outnumber permits
Published on 23/09/2024
» Thailand’s virtual banking competition is heating up as applications exceeded the number of licences the central bank plans to grant.
Minister courts British investors
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 23/09/2024
» Commerce Minister Pichai Naripthaphan invited British businesses to invest in Thailand, strengthening cooperation in trade and investment while identifying opportunities for a potential UK-Thailand free trade agreement (FTA) in the future.
Malaysian king tells Xi Jinping it will work with China to keep peace in South China Sea
South China Morning Post, Published on 21/09/2024
» BEIJING - Malaysia will work with China to keep peace in the South China Sea, Malaysia's king told Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, according to mainland state media on Friday.
Candidates vying to lead economy out of crisis
News, Published on 21/09/2024
» Sri Lanka's upcoming presidential election has become a referendum on a US$3 billion (99.1 billion baht) International Monetary Fund loan programme that has helped to pull the island nation out of its worst economic crisis since independence. The contest pits the incumbent president, who negotiated the bailout, against the country's main opposition leader -- both members of the Sri Lankan political elite -- and a Marxist politician waging a populist campaign. The three have put contrasting views before voters over how to steer the South Asian nation past the crisis.
Thailand makes great strides in global cybersecurity index
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 20/09/2024
» Thailand skyrocketed to seventh place in the Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI) this year from 44th in the 2020 ranking, with 194 countries rated, according to the National Cyber Security Agency (NCSA).