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The private sector says local companies, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises, are likely to be hurt by the new Royal Decree on Recruitment of Foreigners, as the tighter law with massive fines for employers could cut SMEs’ competitive advantage at a time when the economy has ...

The European Union is a magnet for human traffickers from Asia and must run better programmes in the region if it is to combat the global trade in people, according to a report by the European Court of Auditors.Despite funding 31 million euros ($34.5 million) ...

The auction results that awarded three private companies contracts to build a Krabi coal-fired power plant and deep-sea port are expected to be revoked after delays pushed construction costs higher. The Electricity Generating Authority (Egat) may have to open a new bid if the new environmental ...

Oil retailers have been urged to stock up on biodiesel to help absorb more palm crude supply from the market, which would indirectly push up the price of palm fruit and support farmers, says to the Commerce Ministry.Keep reading ...

China has removed 27 restrictions in its new list of negatives for foreign investment in its free-trade zones, according to a cabinet notice issued on Friday.Chinese leaders have pledged to open the world’s second-largest economy wider to foreign investors, but a negative list is in ...

The double-track rail project worth 64.3 billion baht linking Laem Chabang, Map Ta Phut and Sattahip ports to the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) is scheduled to go before the EEC Policy Committee for approval tomorrow.Keep reading ...

Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha will use his special power as the junta chief to speed up the long-delayed Thai-Chinese railway project. He insisted his planned issuance of the all-powerful Section 44 of the interim charter to clear legal hurdles in the Thai-Sino rail project is not ...

Six temporary border crossings have been closed down along the Kolok River in Narathiwat to prevent members of Islamic State (IS) and other insurgents from sneaking into the country, officials said this week. The closures, which began on Tuesday, have affected about 5,000 villagers in eight ...

Agriculture, electronics, and food and drink have been hit hardest by the baht’s 6% year-to-date appreciation, according to Asia Plus Securities (ASP). Porranee Thongyen, ASP’s head of research, said the stronger than expected baht hurt exporters like Sri Trang Agro Industry Plc, which earns most ...

Environmental activists will petition the Administrative Court Thursday to help in their protest against the new Pak Beng dam project on the Mekong River in Laos, which could bring both ecological and economic impacts to the region. They want the court to encourage state agencies, ...