Two Thailand-based companies will take up the development of the initial phase of Myanmar's Dawei Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in the country's Tanintharyi region following efforts by Myanmar and Thai governments in pushing the implementation of the delayed project, official sources said Monday.
Thailand will hold its first expo in Yangon next weekend aimed at providing a platform for Myanmar entrepreneurs to establish business links with Thai manufacturers, sources with the expo said Sunday.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang held talks with his Thai counterpart Prayut Chan-o-cha here on Monday and they pledged to further boost the bilateral relationship between the two countries.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's expected attendance at a Greater Mekong Subregion summit in Thailand signals China's more active role in efforts to bolster regional economy and connectivity and to expand the scope of cooperation.
There has never been a secret prison run by a United States agency in Thailand where suspected terrorists might otherwise have been held or tortured, said a high- level Thai government official on Thursday.
Cambodia is working with UNESCO to form an International Coordinating Committee for the Safeguarding and Development of the Historic Site of Preah Vihear (ICC-Preah Vihear), Deputy Prime Minister and Cabinet Minister Sok An said Tuesday.
In an exclusive interview with APD, Yingluck called on the Chinese investors to increase investment in Thailand and consider the kingdom, which sits"at the strategic center"of ASEAN, as their partner to conduct business in the region.
The Tourism Authority of Thailand ( TAT) has launched a campaign and marketing plan to try to net 2.2 trillion baht (about 69 billion U.S. dollars) from local and international visitors in 2015.
ASEAN member countries have called on all parties concerned to resolve the anti- government protests in Thailand "through dialogue and consultations in a peaceful and democratic manner," a statement said on Sunday
It is necessary for Thailand to handle its political crisis to save the economy from downside risks and to regain foreign investors' confidence, said Charl Kengchon, Managing Director of Thai Kasikorn Research Center.
Cambodia's National Employment Agency (NEA) said Wednesday that there are 16,146 vacant jobs awaiting workers who have recently been deported from or fled Thailand in fears of a military regime's clampdown.
Thai permanent secretary for foreign affairs Sihasak Phuangketkeow said Tuesday that he had asked the European Union (EU) to review its latest decision against post-coup Thailand.
The European Union (EU) announced on Monday suspension of official visits to and from Thailand and halting of the signing of the Partnership and Cooperation agreement with the southeast Asian country, urging Thailand's ruling military junta to restore "legitimate democratic process."
The Thai authorities have arrested 13 Cambodian migrant workers who were accused of using fraudulent work documents as at least 232,000 Cambodian laborers have been deported from or fled Thailand in fears of a roundup on illegal migrant workers, Cambodian officials said Sunday.
The number of Cambodian migrant workers, who have been deported from or fled Thailand over fears of a junta-led clampdown on illegal foreign workers, rose to 220, 000 on Wednesday.
Thailand's military-run National Council for Peace and Order on Monday clarified it had no policy to crack down on foreign migrant workers.
At least six Cambodian migrant workers were killed and 13 others injured after a truck carrying them crashed into a tree in the Chachoengsao province of Thailand on Saturday night, Cambodian Foreign Ministry's spokesman Koy Kuong confirmed Sunday.
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