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Controversial Thai Canal back in spotlight
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 14/10/2020
» The 120-kilometre Thai Canal project running from Krabi on the Andaman Sea to Trang, stretching to Nakhon Si Thammarat and Songkhla on the Gulf of Thailand, recently returned to the limelight after decades of proposals.
NESDC to reboot Thai Canal plan
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 11/09/2020
» The state planning unit looks set to host public hearings and begin new feasibility studies of the so-called Thai Canal or 9A canal route and a double-track railway linking Chumphon and Ranong.
Ambassador confirms EU's FTA interest
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 13/09/2019
» The EU ambassador to Thailand has affirmed that the bloc is poised to resume long-delayed free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations between Thailand and the EU.
Cabinet mulls B59bn of megaprojects
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 25/07/2018
» The cabinet on Tuesday acknowledged a raft of proposed infrastructure development projects worth 59 billion baht for the lower Northeast as the government concluded its two-day cabinet trip to Ubon Ratchathani and Amnat Charoen provinces in the region.
Europeans eye equal treatment
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 10/07/2018
» European businesses are keen to invest more in pharmaceuticals, mass transit systems, double-track rail and a high-speed rail network.
'Riviera Thailand' planned for Gulf beach strip
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 05/03/2018
» The government plans to unveil a high-end tourism campaign in the coastal western provinces, which it said would help boost the income of locals in the region.
EU free trade talks put on fast track
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 15/12/2017
» The Commerce Ministry and related state agencies have been ordered to speed up preparing free trade agreement (FTA) talks with the EU after the bloc recently agreed to resume political contact "at all levels" with Thailand, more than three years after suspending them in protest because of the military coup in Bangkok.
US-Thai strategic panel on the table
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 29/09/2017
» Thailand is proposing the establishment of a US-Thai strategic partnership committee to boost trade and investment and underline cooperation on technology and education.
Rice prices seen rising until year-end on lower stockpiles
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 13/06/2017
» Rice prices are expected to continue rising until the end of the year, with Thailand's state rice stocks due to be disposed of and natural disasters occurring in many countries around the world.
TPP pull-out likely to kick-start RCEP
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 26/01/2017
» The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) involving Thailand and 15 other countries is likely to get off the ground and wrap up faster than expected after US President Donald Trump announced America's exit from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), says Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak.