Thousands of undocumented workers are returning home from Thailand due to a new labour law, while the number of MoU workers migrating to Thailand is higher than last month. The Myawady District Immigration and Population Department said that there were 8,491 male and 6,582 female workers going to Thailand in June. Thousands of Myanmar migrants […]
Govt mulls B4.5bn loan for Myanmar
February 23, 2017 by
Thailand is considering granting a 4.5-billion-baht loan to Myanmar to fund an infrastructure development project including the planned construction of a 132-km long road to stretch from the Thai-Myanmar border in Kanchanaburi to the Dawei special economic zone in the neighbouring country. Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith revealed this on Tuesday, saying the loan request was […]
Thai Commerce Minister Says Country Will Double Trade With Myanmar in 5 Years
February 15, 2017 by
Thailand and Myanmar aim to double the value of trade between the two countries in the next five years, Thailand’s minister of commerce has said. Speaking during a visit Myanmar, Apiradi Tantraporn said Myanmar was a priority trade partner for Thailand. She was accompanying Thai Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak early this month on […]
Myanmar-Thailand to solve East-West Economic Corridor connectivity bottlenecks
February 9, 2017 by
Myanmar has accepted Thailand’s 1.8-billion-baht project to improve its Thaton-Ein Du highway, a section of the East-West Economic Corridor, and asked the latter to improve other roads along the corridor. The move is in line with the Thai cabinet’s approval on Tuesday for the Highways Department to conduct the task, and both countries would form […]
Trade of unlicensed Thai-imports shift up a gear in Myawady
August 26, 2016 by
Unlicensed cars imported from Thailand into the Myanmar border town of Myawady are reportedly selling well, according to local car traders. “[Trade at] the Kanku Car Sales Depot is doing better [than normal]. The state of the cars is as to be expected: some are replete, while some are lacking parts – it’s a mixed […]
India, Thailand, Myanmar to be connected with a 1400-km road
June 1, 2016 by
BANGKOK: India , Thailand and Myanmar are working on a 1,400-kilometre long highway that will link India with Southeast Asia by land for the first time in decades, giving a boost to trade and cultural exchanges between the three countries. Indian Ambassador to Thailand Bhagwant Singh Bishnoi said 73 bridges in Myanmar, built more than seven decades ago during World War II, were […]
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