CAA International (CAAi), the technical cooperation arm of the UK Civil Aviation Authority, has been appointed by the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) to draft new drone regulations. The nine-month project aims to enable CAAT to safely integrate the...
Bangkok-based Bumrungrad International Hospital (BIH), one of the largest private hospitals in South East Asia, has teamed up with real estate developers to set up luxury wellness centers for wellness tourism. The move is aligned with the Thai government’s intention...
The Thai Office of Courts of Justice is developing a blockchain storage network as a part of court digitalization campaign set for the end of 2021. The blockchain transition is the latest in a string of digitization projects by the Thai government as it works towards...
The impact of COVID-19 has been negative for Thailand’s export- and tourism-reliant economy. According to Thailand’s Fiscal Policy Office, the Thai GDP is forecast to contract by -8.5% this year. In July, however, the Thai economy showed some signs of improvements...
Thailand’s Office of National Water Resources (ONWR) has announced plans to develop a 240-km canal from Chai Nat province to the Gulf of Thailand. Construction work is expected to start in 2022 and is estimated to be complete in 10 years. The USD 3.2 billion project...
Thai power generation firm, B.Grimm has partnered with industrial developer Amata Corporation to help develop an industrial estate located in Chon Buri into a Smart City with renewable energy, energy-efficient infrastructure, and sustainable environmental management....
DKSH Thailand has become Uhrenholt’s official partner to promote the signature Emborg brand of dairy products across Thailand. The target of this partnership is to introduce the Danish company’s portfolio of shredded cheese, processed cheese, butter and spread, cream,...
GE has been awarded a five-year service agreement with Thailand’s District Cooling System and Power Plant (DCAP), the largest district cooling plant in the country, for services support for two existing aeroderivative gas turbines that provide power and chilled water...
Pattaya City is moving forward with a mega infrastructure project proposal to upgrade the famous Cape Bali Hai area. Already approved at a public hearing attended by 300 representatives of government agencies and the private sector, the proposal will go to the Eastern...
Thailand’s Government, aiming to support business and to simplify the process of setting up and conducting business in the country, has approved in June 2020 new amendments to the Civil and Commercial Code (CCC), with the expectation that the proposed amendments will...
The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) is asking for help from energy officials in order to beef up the waste-to-energy policy with the purpose of better disposing of increasing amounts of industrial waste. The current waste-to-energy scheme is overseen by...
Since 2019 a total of 116 investment promotion applications for food processing and drinks manufacturing projects in Thailand have been registered, totaling USD 600 million according to data from the Thailand Board of Investment (BOI). For the first half of 2020,...
