MRTA to close road at Tha Phra junction for construction of blue line rail route
The MRTA is closing the road at Tha Phra junction for construction of the Blue Line rail route. The governor of the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) Yongsit Rojsrikul advises that Sino-Thai Engineering & Construction PCL, the main contractor of the Blue Line from Tha Phra- Lak Song…
ASEAN to Enhance Logistics Services
Today, approximately 65 policy makers, regulators and industry players concluded a week of intensive conference and seminar, which aims to enhance ASEAN logistics services’ productivity and competitiveness. ASEAN high-level officials and members of the Logistics and Transport Services Sectoral Working Group also identified a set of feasible, reasonable and…
Regional Patent Examination Training for ASEAN Embarks on its Second Year
Fifteen patent examiners from Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam commenced the Regional Patent Examination Training (RPET) – a comprehensive competency-based e-learning programme for patent examiners this month. This programme aims to enhance the readiness of participating offices in the increasingly globalised economy of the future. This follows the…
Commerce minister (Thailand) asks operators to freeze prices
The Commerce Ministry has asked producers of consumer goods to hold prices at their current level for six months, to help Thais cope with the overall cost of living. Santichai Sarathawalpat, the deputy director general of the Internal Trade Department announced that the department would soon issue a notice to…