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USAID, Rockefeller launch B3bn natural disaster fund
News, Thanida Tansubhapol, Published on 20/08/2014
» The US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Rockefeller Foundation have announced a new $100 million (3 billion baht) Global Resilience Partnership project to help deal with disasters.
First meeting touts stronger Pacific Islands ties
News, Thanida Tansubhapol, Published on 10/08/2014
» Thailand has offered to open a new chapter of development and economic partnership with Pacific Islands nations at an inaugural meeting in Bangkok yesterday.
UN’s goals ‘out of reach’
News, Thanida Tansubhapol, Published on 21/07/2014
» The United Nations' Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) will remain "unfinished agendas", even though the UN has set next year as its deadline, Thailand said.
UN agencies ‘confident in Thailand’
News, Thanida Tansubhapol, Published on 11/07/2014
» NEW YORK: United Nations agencies are still confident in Thailand’s role as a leader in the region despite the military coup, the acting foreign minister says.
Sihasak explains coup to US media
News, Thanida Tansubhapol, Published on 10/07/2014
» NEW YORK: Foreign Ministry permanent secretary Sihasak Phuangketkeow has urged US media to gain a better understanding of Thai politics, explaining the latest putsch in Thailand differed from coups in other countries in several ways, especially the "benevolent intentions" behind seizing power.
Sihasak gives coup briefing at UN meet
News, Thanida Tansubhapol, Published on 09/07/2014
» NEW YORK: Thailand has obtained "positive" responses on the post-coup situation from several participating countries, including Iraq and Venezuela, at a United Nations Economic and Social Council (ESC) meeting in New York.
Sihasak to laud Thai role in Asia
News, Thanida Tansubhapol, Published on 08/07/2014
» NEW YORK: Thailand will reaffirm its pivotal role in driving the economy in Asia during the United Nations' Economic and Social Council meeting which begins today.
Thailand guarantees safety of Cambodian workers
Thanida Tansubhapol, Published on 01/07/2014
» Thailand emphasised its need for Cambodian workers to drive the economy during talks in Phnom Pehn on Tuesday, and guaranteed the government its people will be safe and cared for.
Sihasak urges cooperation on confronting trafficking
News, Thanida Tansubhapol, Published on 01/07/2014
» Asean and its Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) should step up efforts to fight human trafficking and alien labourer’s rights, a senior Foreign Ministry official said yesterday.
Thailand touts FTA benefits
News, Thanida Tansubhapol, Published on 06/03/2014
» An early conclusion of a free trade agreement (FTA) for South and Southeast Asia is essential to stimulate regional trade and enhance integration between its members, Thailand has told the third Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Summit.