Pact pill for Thai trade
A comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA) between India and Thailand, likely to be concluded within three months, will increase bilateral trade to $14 billion by 2014 from around $8.6 billion in 2012. The two countries have already implemented an early harvest scheme as part of the framework agreement to establish…
63 years of the INDIAN REPUBLIC. A billion dreams may finally be coming true
A Republic comes of age By Swarup Roy in Bangkok, Thailand. 29 January 2013 63 years of the INDIAN REPUBLIC. A billion dreams may finally be coming true. Eye on India from Asean. India recently celebrated the anniversary of sixty three years as a modern republic. The modern, confident, assertive…
Fashion show of 15 national costumes held in Surin
Artists from 15 nations donning their national costumes joined a catwalk in Surin Province to promote the local cultures. The 8th Surin International Folklore Festival has been held at Surin Rajabhat University. The fashion show, consisting of over 300 models from 15 different countries dressed up in their respective national…
ASEAN-India ties boosted by FTA conclusion
NEW DELHI: Twenty years of ASEAN-India ties received a boost in New Delhi on Thursday with the announcement that the much-awaited ASEAN-India Free Trade Agreement (FTA) has been concluded, after discussions on the investment and services chapters were completed. Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, who is in India for…
ASEAN-India car rally to promote economic cooperation
The ASEAN-India car rally is not only commemorating the 20 years of dialogue but also looking at establishing more people-to-people connectivity and economic co-operation among its member nations, Ambassador of India to the Republic of Indonesia, H E Gurjit Singh said today. “This time we are emphasising more on people-to-people…
Loy Krathong Festival 2012 – The Thailand Floating Festival
November Full Moon Shines, Loy Krathong.. Loy Krathong, And The Water’s High In The Local River And The Klong, Loy Loy Krathong… Loy Loy Krathong, Loy Krathong Is Here… And Everyone Is Full Of Cheer, We’re Together At The Klong… Each One With His Krathong, As We Push Away We…
The match schedule for the FIFA Futsal World Cup Thailand 2012 has been revised
The FIFA Futsal World Cup Thailand 2012 will see the top 24 teams from all over the world compete for the title in the 52 matches that will take place from November 1st to November 18th, 2012. Four match dates which will move from the Bangkok Futsal Arena to the…
Aus unveils Asia strategy; to teach Hindi in schools
Declaring that Asia’s rise is “unstoppable”, Australia today unveiled an ambitious plan aimed at forging deeper links with India and other booming economies of the region, including through teaching languages like Hindi and Mandarin in its schools. “While Australia was changing – Asia was changing too. Whatever else this century…
Veteran Hindi filmmaker Yash Chopra passed away at a hospital in Mumbai
Veteran Hindi filmmaker and ‘King of Romance’ Yash Chopra passed away at a hospital in Mumbai on Sunday. Chopra, who celebrated his 80th birthday on September 27, had been admitted to the Lilavati hospital in Mumbai last week on account of dengue infection, hospital sources said. Chopra, known for landmark…
Thailand Retail Food & Hospitality Services 25 – 28 October 2012
Thailand Retail Food & Hospitality Services(TRAFS) is the best and largest international show on equipment, supplies and food ingredients for hotels, restaurants, catering, coffee shops, bakery and retail businesses. Welcome to Thailand’s No. 1 international Food, Hotel and Retail show. Now in 6th edition, TRAFS 2012 is the BEST platform…