Category Archives: Thailand

Australia forges stronger links with Thailand

  21 February 2013 Foreign Minister Bob Carr today invited applications for the 2013 Australia – Thailand Institute (ATI) grants program. Senator Carr said applications are welcome from individuals and community organisations in Australia and Thailand for projects that strengthen

Thailand To Host The World Teak Conference 2013 In Bangkok, 25-30 March 2013

2013-01-22 — /travelprnews.com/ — HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn has advised to the Lord Chamberlain to study and to look into how to conserve and preserve the important plant genetic resources of Thailand, that would benefits to the Thai of present and

Asia Development Bank Provides Technical Assistance To Thailand

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide  Thailand’s water and flood management system and accounting and financial management reform to the railway sector, using two  technical assistance (TA) grants. ADB Grants $2.45 Million to Thailand’s Water Management and … http://thailand-business-news.com/

IFC Partners with Krungsri to Provide Financing for Small and Medium Enterprises in Thailand

  Bangkok, Thailand, October 30, 2012—IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is providing US$200 million in financing to Krungsri (Bank of Ayudhya),Thailand’s fifth-largest commercial bank, to increase lending to small and medium enterprises. The financing will help create

IFC Supports Thailand’s Ministry of Energy to Promote Clean Energy Development

  Bangkok, Thailand, September 20, 2012—IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is supporting Thailand’s Department of Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency to develop clean energy, which the government hopes will contribute about a quarter of the country’s total

Thailand and France ready to reciprocate the open up of regional trade corridor

(20/7/2012) Today at 12hr30 (local time), Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra travelled to L’hôtel Matignon to meet with French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault. Both leaders signed the MOU on education and research cooperation before attending the luncheon hosted by the French

Thailand-Indonesia leaders pleased with progress in all level; ready to cooperate at the regional and international levels

  June 1 2012 At Thai Khufah Building, the Government House, Mr. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the President of Indonesia had a meeting with Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on the occasion of his visit to the 21st World Economic Forum on

Thailand and Sri Lanka to cooperate closer on trade and investment, integrative tourism and in multilateral frameworks

  May 30, 2012 Today at 11.30 hrs., H.E. Mr. Mahinda Rajapaksa, the President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka arrived at Thai Koo Fah Building, the Government House. Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra welcomed him and invited him

PM builds confidence in Australia on Thai political stability and economic potential

Today (28 May 2012) at 1800 hrs. local time, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra met with leading Australian businesses at Shangri-la Hotel, Sydney. Participants included Blue Scope Company, the largest manufacturer of steel in Australia, ANZ Bank, the third largest in

PM to lead business sector to visit Australia for trade, investment, and Thai educational improvement

  May 23, 2012, The Prime Minister together with Mr. Surapong Tovichakchaikul, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Boonsong Teriyapirom, Minister of Commerce, Mr. Suchart Tadatamrongvej, Minister of Education, and ML. Pongsawat Sawatdiwat, Minister of Industry will make an official visit

PM ready to work with ESCAP to encourage the Asia-Pacific regional integration and enhance women’s roles

May 21, 2012 – Today at 13.30, Ms. Yingluck Shinawatra, the Prime Minister delivered a keynote speech during the opening ceremony of the 68th annual session of ESCAP under the theme “Enhancing Regional Economic Integration in Asia and the Pacific”

PM Yingluck invites Thai women to apply to the Women’s Fund to improve their skills and local products

On 19 May 2012 at 2.00pm at the Kanjanaburi city municipal building, Kanjanaburi province PM Yingluck Shinawatra visited women in the lower central region provinces (Kanjanaburi, Nakorn pathom, Ratchburi, Petchburi, Samutsakorn, Samutsongkram, Suphanburi and Prajuabkirikan) to provide direction and follow