Thailand Seeking to Benefit from US-China Tensions

Thailand Seeking to Benefit from US-China Tensions

Oct 1, 2019

Thailand’s Board of Investment (BOI) approved four investment projects from Japan, Taiwan and Singapore worth around USD 1 billion in September 2019. According to the BOI, the largest of the four projects consists is a joint venture between Thai, Japanese and...

Thailand to Buy 120 American Armored Vehicles

Sep 1, 2019

Thailand has announced plans to buy 120 American armored vehicles. The delivery will be completed by 2020, with the first batch of 10 arriving in September 2019. Ministerial sources have revealed that Thailand paid for 47 vehicles and the US would supply 23 free as...

University Network to Spur R&D Linkage with Industry

Sep 1, 2019

In August 2019, the Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) entered into an agreement with eight of the country’s leading universities, aiming to improve linkages between the academic and Manufacturing sectors. The memorandum of understanding signed with Thailand’s...

DEPA Thailand Preparing Bidding Terms for Digital Park Thailand

Sep 1, 2019

It is expected that the Thai Digital Economy Promotion Agency (DEPA) will soon issue the terms of reference for the private sector to invest in the Digital Park Thailand project, which is located at Chonburi’s Sri Racha district. The USD 130 million project is part of...

Distribution of Cannabis Oil to State Hospitals Commencing in Thailand

Sep 1, 2019

The Thai Ministry of Public Health is ready to start distributing a cannabis-based traditional medicine formula, which will be given to around 4,000 patients who have not responded to conventional treatment. The Ministry received about 10,000 bottles of cannabis oil...