In response to increasing demands from foreign and domestic business owners over a shortage of suitable labour the Thailand government is set to reduce the number of occupations prohibited to foreign workers. The easing of […]
DPM Somkid content with 4.8% GDP growth in first quarter Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak says the 4.8% GDP growth in the first three months of 2018 reflects the overall economic improvement. — NNT Thai […]
Employers reminded of June 30 deadline for foreign labor registration The Ministry of Labor has called on employers to complete the registration of their foreign workers before the end of June, warning that failure to […]
Throughout its 26 year history The Phnom Penh Post has had only two owners, founders Michael Hayes and Kathleen O’Keefe, and more recently Australian extractive industries magnate Bill Clough. The sale of Post Media and it’s Khmer- […]
High-speed airport link auction shapes up The terms of reference (ToR) for the 224.54-billion-baht high-speed railway linking Don Mueang, Suvarnabhumi and U-tapao airports to serve the much-touted Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) scheme are scheduled to […]
SPECIAL REPORT: EEC apart, NCPO has done little to enhance people’s lives, say economists ECONOMISTS SEE some economic improvement during the term of the junta-backed government but are disappointed at the paucity of its major […]
Growth view up to 4.2-4.7% Following a robust first-quarter performance, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) on Monday raised its economic growth forecast to 4.2-4.7% this year from 3.6-4.6% in February. — Bangkok […]
If any thoughts remained as to whether the sale of Cambodia publishing company Post Media, publisher of The Phnom Penh Post, was the result of a politically motivated artificial tax bill they were put to […]
Public rallies banned for coup anniversary Government House and surrounding areas within a 50 metres radius are expected to be declared a “controlled zone”, where any public gatherings are prohibited, said a deputy national police […]
Study finds Thailand loses over THB145 mn from unsustainable fishery A network of civil societies for fair and sustainable fishing has reported that unsustainable fishery costs Thailand more than 145 million baht a year. The […]
Thailand Smashes Ugandan Human Trafficking Operation (HD video) Thai authorities have broken what they believe to be a major transnational human trafficking operation responsible for the trafficking of hundreds of Ugandan women into Thailand and […]
Thai authorities have broken what they believe to be a major transnational human trafficking operation responsible for the trafficking of hundreds of Ugandan women into Thailand and on to other parts of Asean. Police Lieutenant […]