Thailand

China, Thailand forge alliance for moon exploration

April 15, 2024 | 08:00

China and Thailand have inked preliminary agreements to collaborate on the peaceful exploration and use of space, as well as on the development of international lunar research stations.

Thailand, Vietnam to boost cooperation in trade, investment, tourism, and infrastructure

April 12, 2024 | 13:03

Thailand and Vietnam are seeking ways to promote trade and investment, tourism, and infrastructure.

Thailand cracks down on e-cigarettes at schools

April 08, 2024 | 17:10

Thailand’s Office of the Basic Education Commission (Obec) will impose strict measures, such as searches of personal belongings, to crack down on vapes in schools following a "surge" in the number of students using them.

Laos, Thailand launch cross-border QR payment

April 04, 2024 | 15:38

Laos and Thailand launched cross-border QR payment linkage on April 3, aiming to promote innovation and access to financial services for the benefit of their people.

Thailand works to reduce CO2 emissions

April 04, 2024 | 15:22

Thailand is expected to start enforcing a new law outlining measures to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in an effort to help the state and business sectors better deal with climate change, a senior official has said.

COVID-19 outbreak at Thai prison

April 01, 2024 | 17:24

Thailand’s public health officials are gearing up to open an emergency operations centre (EOC) to control the COVID-19 situation at provincial Prachuap Khiri Khan prison, where clusters of infections have been confirmed.

Thailand to set up new SEZ for clean energy

March 29, 2024 | 09:23

Thailand will establish a special economic zone (SEZ) in Chachoengsao province, east of Bangkok, to support clean energy development, including battery plants, to serve electric vehicle (EV) production, according to Director of the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) Office Chula Sukmanop.

Thailand, RoK agree to launch trade talks

March 28, 2024 | 16:25

The Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) on March 27 announced that it has agreed with Thailand to kick off negotiations on a comprehensive economic partnership, as the North Asian country aims to expand its presence in the Southeast Asian region.

Thailand warns against toy-shaped vape

March 26, 2024 | 17:22

Thai Academics are warning about a new type of e-cigarette called "toy pods" which look like replicas of popular cartoon characters to target school and university students.

UTTC cuts Thailand’s growth forecast this year to 2.6 per cent

March 20, 2024 | 16:00

The Centre of Economic and Business Forecasting of the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTTC) on March 19 forecast that Thailand’s economic growth for 2024 would be 2.6 per cent, down from its earlier projection of 3.2 per cent due to the fragile economic recovery, a slowdown in private investment, the weak purchasing power of the consumers and delayed disbursement of the 2024 budget.