A Deputy Prime Minister has assigned the Board of Investment of Thailand (BOI) to offer packages suggesting foreign investors affected by the trade war, consider relocating their manufacturing base to Thailand. Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak has delivered economic policies to heads of 16 economic and investment offices in foreign countries, in meetings attended by […]
Thailand is hosting the ASEAN Smart Cities Network 2019 to further develop Smart City development plans, and hoping to create standards for the construction of intelligent cities in ASEAN. Mr. Don Pramudwinai, Minister of Foreign Affairs, opened the ASEAN Smart Cities Network: ASCN 2019 today, as Thailand is the Chair of ASEAN this year. The […]
The Minister of Social Development and Human Security, is urging that a Gender Certification Act be passed, to ensure transgender people have equality in society. Social Development and Human Security Minister, Chuti Krairerk, this week sponsored a workshop on “Promoting Gender Equality: Gender Certification for Transgenders,” to hear opinions from representatives of various sectors, before […]
This year, Thailand expects the MICE industry to grow by six percent, generating more than 105 billion baht for the country because events or seminars play a very big role in business negotiations. Therefore, the Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) has accelerated establishment of an understanding with government agencies and entrepreneurs by organizing the […]
The Ministry of Culture has organized special activities to celebrate Her Majesty Queen Sirikit the Queen Mother’s 87th birthday on August 12, 2019. The Culture Minister, Ittipol Khunpluem, today led a group of officials and members of the public to make merit and join a ceremony to honor Her Majesty Queen Sirikit the Queen Mother […]
Altruistic Heart campaign volunteers have joined activities celebrating the auspicious occasion of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit, the Queen Mother’s birthday this year. The Governor of Bangkok ,Pol Gen Asawin Kwanmuang, s led officials from the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, and some 2,000 volunteers from the Altruistic Heart 904 campaign to take part in canal cleaning activities, […]
Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn Krom Phra Srisavangavadhana yesterday signed a cooperation agreement, on research and development of biological products, between the Chulabhorn Research Institute, PTT Plc. and the Government Pharmaceutical Organization at Chakri Bongkot Mansion in the capital district of Pathum Thani province. The agreement is designed to meet Her Royal Highness’s wishes to […]
Secretary (East) Smt Vijay Thakur Singh led the Indian delegation at the East Asia Summit SOM meeting at Bangkok on 30 July 2019. She also had a pull aside with Thai Permanent Secretary Ambassador Busaya Mathelin. Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India Indian Mission to ASEAN
The inaugural ceremony saw the presence of several dignitaries, including UNG Sean, Ambassador of Cambodia, Sidharto R Suryodipuro, Ambassador of Indonesia and Ariel Andrade Galindo, Ambassador of EL Salvador. In order to promote cultural contacts between India and Thailand, the Thai Embassy in India organised the third edition of film festival ~’Namaste Thailand’. The filming […]
Culture Minister Weera Rojphotjanarat disclosed today that the Committee on the Promotion and Preservation of Cultural Wisdom has discussed progress of preparations for proposing that Tom Yum Kung be included in UNESCO’s intangible cultural heritage of humanity list, by March 2020. It is hoped that the application will be considered at the UNESCO Cultural Heritage […]
