Leading change with high flexibility - Bangkok Post

22 February 2012, 11:04 am

Bangkok PostLeading change with high flexibilityBangkok Post"I don't think the Asean Economic Community will really affect insurance in Thailand since a number of big players are already in local market," he says. "Besides, there are too many non-life insurance licences in Thailand (68 to 72) co... Read More »

Prospect of single market buoys Merck - The Nation

22 February 2012, 9:33 am

TTR WeeklyProspect of single market buoys MerckThe NationAman Bhattacharjee, managing director of Merck Thailand, said the Asean Economic Community (AEC) was expected to strengthen the company's regional presence and boost demand for its products, particularly in the healthcare, automotive, rene... Read More »

Thailand should allow mediators in the deep South - The Nation

22 February 2012, 9:32 am

Thailand should allow mediators in the deep SouthThe NationAt one time the southern conflict had threatened to bring Asean to its knees as Thaksin threatened to walk out of the annual Asean summit in Vientiane if any one of his counterparts talked about the massacre in Tak Bai - an incident in which... Read More »

Temple conflict isn't over; observers are still needed - The Nation

22 February 2012, 9:32 am

Temple conflict isn't over; observers are still neededThe NationThe Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) looked to be on the cusp of making history when its foreign ministers met on February 22, 2011 to discuss the unprecedented fighting between two member states. Thailand and Cambodia... Read More »

Benjamin E. Diokno - BusinessWorld Online Edition

22 February 2012, 6:42 am

Benjamin E. DioknoBusinessWorld Online EditionIn the 1950s, the Philippines was way ahead of its original ASEAN-5 counterparts -- Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Singapore. The Philippines then had the second highest per capita GDP in Asia. Today, all its ASEAN-5 neighbors have surpassed the ...... Read More »

Philippines 2-17 Thailand - The Official Home of Asian Football

22 February 2012, 6:35 am

The Official Home of Asian FootballPhilippines 2-17 ThailandThe Official Home of Asian FootballBangkok: Thailand took a step closer to the 2012 AFC Futsal Championship with an emphatic 17-2 victory over the Philippines which saw the ASEAN Zone qualification hosts book their place in the semi-finals ... Read More »

Asean MPs on migrant labourer inspection tour - Mizzima News

21 February 2012, 9:57 pm

Mizzima NewsAsean MPs on migrant labourer inspection tourMizzima News(Mizzima) – Members of parliament from Asean countries will conduct a fact-finding tour in Thailand to highlight issues surrounding Burmese migrant labourers and other migrants. The migrant worker issue has long been a concern fo... Read More »

Thailand contributes THB15 mil to help Myanmar become drug-free - Pattaya Mail

21 February 2012, 6:23 am

Thailand contributes THB15 mil to help Myanmar become drug-freePattaya MailBANGKOK, 19 February 2012 – In pursuit of the Drug-Free ASEAN 2015 goal, Thailand has allocated THB15 million to help Myanmar set up a self-sufficient community to cut down on the country's opium cultivation. Deputy Sec... Read More »

Thailand confident Drug-Free ASEAN achievable in 2015 - Pattaya Mail

20 February 2012, 10:03 am

Globe and MailThailand confident Drug-Free ASEAN achievable in 2015Pattaya MailBANGKOK, Feb 19 --- Thailand is confident in achieving its target in the pursuit of a Drug-Free ASEAN in 2015 while allocating Bt15 million in financial assistance for Myanmar to initiate a development project aimed at er... Read More »

Thai, Malaysian Leaders Hold Talks on Border Unrest - Voice of America

20 February 2012, 7:54 am

Malaysia StarThai, Malaysian Leaders Hold Talks on Border UnrestVoice of AmericaThe pledge came Monday in a meeting outside Kuala Lumpur between Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and her Malaysian counterpart, Najib Razak. Both countries belong to the regional security grouping ASEAN, the Asso... Read More »