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Conquering the enemy deep within
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 11/08/2017
» The rise and rise of malicious nationalism in Thailand in recent years is not a good sign.
Thailand amid Asean economic integration
News, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 11/08/2017
» The first year and a half of the Asean Community has transpired not with a bang but a whimper. Thailand's role in it has been correspondingly uneventful. The first 18 months of the Asean Economic Community (AEC), one of three pillars together with the Asean Political-Security Community and Asean Socio-Cultural Community, witnessed no fundamental or qualitative differences from trade and investment patterns prior to its introduction. If the AEC is to work out as intended, it has to be reshaped and reoriented from traditional lenses to new realities based on intra-regional investments in tandem with global value chains.
Italian hurt in birthday bomb returns to Hua Hin
News, Chaiwat Satyaem, Published on 11/08/2017
» Prachuap Khiri Khan: An Italian tourist who was injured in a twin bomb attack in Hua Hin district last August has returned to the area for a holiday, saying on the eve of the first anniversary of the attack he remains indebted to the Thais who cared for him.
Political ban fate awaits cremation
News, Post Reporters, Published on 11/08/2017
» The government will decide whether to lift restrictions on political activities only after the cremation ceremony of the late King in October, says Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.
TPBI buys into Taiwan firm
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 11/08/2017
» SET-listed TPBI Plc, a maker of plastic bags and film, has acquired a 25% stake in Taiwan-based Minima Technology Co worth nearly 200 million baht, according to TPBI chief executive Somsak Borrisuttanakul.
PTT pegged to run B20bn re-gasify unit
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 11/08/2017
» Thailand and Myanmar energy policymakers are expected to sign a memorandum of agreement (MoA) to develop a floating storage re-gasification unit (FSRU) in Myanmar's Martaban Sea worth 20 billion baht.
Higher returns sought from state agencies
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 11/08/2017
» A draft bill on enhancing state enterprises' efficiency and transparency is hoped to raise government agencies' return on assets (ROA) to 2-3% if it is enforced, says the head of the State Enterprise Policy Office (Sepo).
Buoyant bitcoin stirs crypto-bubble worries
Business, Reuters, Published on 11/08/2017
» LONDON: Bitcoin and other "cryptocurrencies" are big money, virtually as big as Goldman Sachs Group Inc and Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc combined.
Forms of inconvenience
News, Editorial, Published on 11/08/2017
» The government's decision to eventually scrap the TM.6 immigration form for Thais travelling abroad at some stage in the future is the right step to improve the immigration service at airports, but it is far from enough.
Bangladesh inks 1m-tonne Thai rice deal, backs FTA
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 11/08/2017
» DHAKA: Bangladesh has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to buy 1 million tonnes of Thai rice a year, and agreed to start talks with Thailand on forming a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA), which would double trade value to US$2 billion (66.5 billion baht) by 2021.