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Mekong countries forge growth plan
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 24/02/2018
» Member countries of the Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS) are working to develop a master development plan for 2019-23 to strengthen sustainable economic growth and enact better economic management.
Optimism about a new pact
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 05/08/2017
» The government expects a free-trade pact between Asean and Hong Kong to be signed by the end of this year, a move that will enhance trade and investment in the region.
Somkid urges Thai-CLMV master plan
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 24/03/2017
» Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam and Thailand, the new drivers for Asean and Asian economic growth, should come up with a joint master plan for connectivity and key infrastructure development to strengthen the region's competitiveness, says Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak.
Firms urged to invest in Myanmar
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 04/02/2017
» The Thai private sector is being urged to set up industrial estates or special economic zones (SEZs) in Myanmar as the neighbouring country emerges as a magnet for foreign investment.
Thai, Myanmar bodies sign 18 MoUs
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 03/02/2017
» Thailand and Myanmar signed 18 memorandums of understanding (MoUs) yesterday as part of a closer strategic partnership between the two countries.
Myanmar, Thailand push 'one destination'
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 07/02/2017
» Bagan: Thailand and Myanmar have vowed to stimulate tourism and raise the number of visitors between the neighbouring nations to 1.5 million by 2020 as part of the "two countries, one destination" cooperative scheme.
ITD seeks update on Dawei plan
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 07/02/2017
» SET-listed Italian-Thai Development Plc (ITD) says it is ready to restart construction of the long-delayed Dawei deep-sea port and special economic zone over the next few months if the Thai and Myanmar governments approve continuation of the megaproject at a joint meeting on Feb 10.
Thai-Myanmar council push
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 13/02/2017
» Thai businesses are ramping up ties with their Myanmar counterparts in five main areas -- agriculture, border trade, energy, industrial development and tourism -- to tap into vast investment opportunities in the neighbouring country.
Jack Ma eyes Thai e-commerce, e-payment, tourism
Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 11/10/2016
» Alibaba Group founder and executive chairman Jack Ma is eyeing Thailand's e-commerce and e-payment businesses and offered to help screen Chinese visitors, Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak said on Tuesday.
Officials committed to Dawei
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 08/09/2016
» Thai officials and their Myanmar counterparts remain committed to the long-awaited Dawei megaproject, with the Myanmar-Thailand Joint High-Level Committee (JHC) and the Joint Coordinating Committee (JCC) to be set up soon to foster development.