Thai and Myanmar businesspeople joined a seminar in Myanmar to determine investment trend after the ASEAN nations merge in 2015 to form the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC). According to Mae Hong Son Chamber of Commerce Chairperson Supoj Klinpraneed, the seminar was organized by the Thai Ambassador in Yangon, H.E. Aphirat Wieanrawee, who invited leading Thai [...]
BANGKOK, 3 March 2010 (NNT) – The Finance Ministry and the Export-Import Bank of Thailand (EXIM) will work together to review the conditions of loans given to Myanmar. There will also be discussions on the modification of the telecom tax during the premiership of ousted former premier Thaksin Shinawatra. Evaluation of the effects and total [...]
BANGKOK, 28 December 2009 (NNT) – The Energy Policy and Planning Committee has agreed to purchase natural gas from Myanmar’s Block M9. The purchase deal is to be proposed to the Cabinet tomorrow. Speaking after the Energy Policy and Planning Committee’s meeting, Energy Minister Wannarat Channukul said the deal would allow the import of natural [...]
JAKARTA, Indonesia, Aug 8 (TNA) — Myanmar may be forced to abandon its Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) membership if it is found to have a nuclear reactor in the country, ASEAN Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan said on Saturday. So far there is no clear evidence that the Southeast Asian country, Thailand’s neighbour to the [...]
BANGKOK, 20 July 2009 (NNT) – The Prime Minister indicated that all ASEAN members would jointly follow up the political situation of Myanmar while expressing no concerns over the nation’s possible alliance with North Korea. After chairing the opening ceremony of the 42nd ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM), Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva told the press [...]
BANGKOK, 19 July 2009 (NNT) – Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said Thailand had a clear stance towards the human rights issue in Myanmar, affirming that Thailand would never support a boycott of the neighboring nation. Prime Minister Abhisit stated during his weekly television program ‘Confidence in Thailand with Prime Minister Abhisit’ that the human rights [...]
BANGKOK, July 5 (TNA) – Thailand’s Board of Investment (BoI) will lead some 25 Thai businessmen to explore investment opportunities in four major cities in Myanmar next week, a senior BoI official said Sunday. Mrs. Vasana Mututanont, director of BoI’s International Affairs Bureau, said under the agency’s programme called ‘Business Mission’, the prospective investors [...]
BANGKOK, 26 May 2009 (NNT) – The Democrat Party vows full supports to Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva as ASEAN Chair in regards to the case of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and collaborations to help Myanmar move towards democracy.
BANGKOK, May 25 (TNA, Agencies) – The trial of Myanmar’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi resumed on Monday as Myanmar accused neighbouring Thailand of meddling in its internal affairs.
BANGKOK, May 22 (TNA) – Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Friday said he hoped the planned visit to Myanmar of the United Nations chief will ease the situation there after Myanmar’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was detained and put on trial following a bizarre visit by an American to her house.
