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Thailand recalls trade envoy after Indian protest
Online Reporters, Published on 02/03/2024
» Thailand has recalled its ambassador to the World Trade Organization (WTO) after India lodged a strong protest over remarks she made about New Delhi’s rice procurement programme, Indian media have reported.
South Korea needs foreign workers, but often fails to protect them
New York Times, Published on 02/03/2024
» POCHEON, South Korea — Samsung phones. Hyundai cars. LG televisions. South Korean exports are available in virtually every corner of the world. But the nation is more dependent than ever before on an import to keep its factories and farms humming: foreign labour.
Sutin urged to resolve land dispute
News, Wassana Nanuam and Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 02/03/2024
» The Royal Thai Survey Department (RTSD) has proposed that Defence Minister Sutin Klungsang give disputed land to Khao Yai National Park, which it had designated for land reform, a source has said.
Covid-19 detector probes wastewater
News, Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 02/03/2024
» Researchers have developed a system for predicting the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) via wastewater, which can be used to estimate the number of potential cases as well as possibly foresee epidemics up to three weeks in advance.
Favourable US inflation report cheers investors
Nuntawun Polkuamdee and Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 02/03/2024
» RECAP: Most Asian equity markets advanced yesterday, led by Japan, as US stocks reached fresh highs after the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation indicator met consensus forecasts.
New life on the buses?
Oped, Editorial, Published on 02/03/2024
» Two weeks ago, the cabinet appointed a new board for the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA). This 48-year-old public mass transit body has a bad reputation as a poorly run state enterprise with a gigantic toxic debt.
Juggling funds
Oped, Postbag, Published on 02/03/2024
» Re: "EC asked to probe minister's shares", (BP, Feb 26).
Pattaya facelift prompts switch to one-way traffic
News, Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 02/03/2024
» Chon Buri: Pattaya City began directing vehicles from March 1 to move in one direction on a 3.7-kilometre section of its beachfront street in preparation for a landscaping facelift in the Jomtien Beach area.
IBank finally flourishes
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 02/03/2024
» Over the past two decades, the Islamic Bank of Thailand (IBank) has faced numerous challenges in becoming the sole financial institution in the country to provide sharia-compliant financial services in accordance with Islamic principles, says president Thaweelap Rittapirom.
Frasers Property Thailand Launches AEI for Enhanced Bangkok Office Spaces
Published on 01/03/2024
» In light of a fluctuating business office demand due to economic uncertainties, Thailand's prime commercial spaces anticipate an influx of both local and international firms seeking strategic Central Business District (CBD) locations in Bangkok. Addressing this, Frasers Property (Thailand) Public Company Limited (FPT), the nation’s pioneering integrated real estate platform, is set to enhance two of its Grade-A office properties, Sathorn Square and Park Ventures, through an Asset Enhancement Initiative (AEI). Managed by Golden Ventures Leasehold Real Estate Investment Trust (GVREIT), the initiative is scheduled to commence in March 2024 and conclude by October 2024, with a budget of 200 million baht.