FACTORIES in nine sectors including food and beverage, textile and distilleries are required to submit environmental management plans within a year, said an official who cited a decision from a national committee. Daw Khin Thida Tin, director of the environmental conservation department under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation, said this month that […]
Read MoreThailand’s ICT Development Index (IDI) ranking this year edged up a notch to 78th from 79th last year out of 176 countries. The gain was attributed to continuous growth of mobile broadband access and usage and the nationwide roll-out of the fourth-generation (4G) network. The International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU) “Measuring the Information Society Report” (MISR) […]
Read MoreNext year will be Thailand’s turning point, says Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak, as much-touted infrastructure projects, international broadband development and investment in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) are scheduled to get started. Global investment is expected to shift towards Asean, where Thailand will reap the benefit of its central location, Mr Somkid said yesterday […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The country’s agriculture sector grew by only 2.32 percent in the third quarter, slower than the three percent growth recorded in the same period last year. In the nine months ending September, the sector saw an increase of 4.64 percent, based on the latest report by the Philippine Statistics Authority. The 2.32 […]
Read MoreThe Central Bank of Myanmar (CBM) has begun selling government treasury bonds and bills on a competitive price basis. The move comes just two weeks after it extended loans to the government to fund the fiscal deficit. The government is issuing bonds to raise new sources of funds to finance its deficit. On November 15, […]
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