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Executive Summary
- PM Prayut briefs Ban Ki Moon on progress to democracy.
- Public providing input on draft charter at forums.
- Passport forgers and traffickers arrested in Rohingya case.
- Thai police capture notorious blacklisted fishing vessel.
- Wharton dean says West underestimates Southeast Asia.
- Nielsen sees growth in Thai market.
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PM Prayut briefs Ban Ki Moon on progress to democracy 
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha briefed United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon on Thailand’s progress towards building a sustainable democracy during a meeting in Japan last week that ended with Ban inviting Prayut to attend the General Assembly meeting in New York in September. Read more
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Public providing input on draft charter at forums 
Members of the public have provided several useful suggestions for what the Constitution Drafting Committee should include in the new national charter during a series of seven public forums held around the country, the head of the Committee’s panel on public participation said last week. Read more
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Passport forgers and traffickers arrested in Rohingya case 
Thai police arrested an Iranian man who allegedly ran a fake passport business, and two more suspected human traffickers in Southern Thailand last week suspected in involvement in the smuggling of 97 ethnic Rohingya. Read more
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Thai police capture notorious blacklisted fishing vessel 
Acting on a complaint from Australian officials, Thailand’s maritime police have seized a notorious, rogue, fishing vessel anchored off an island near Phuket that stands accused of poaching highly-regulated species of fish in Antarctic waters. Read more
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Wharton dean says West underestimates Southeast Asia 
The rise of the middle class and the anticipated influx of investment in infrastructure will make Southeast Asia one of the most important drivers of the global economy, but many in the West don’t recognize the significance of the region, the dean of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania said in Bangkok last week. Read more
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Nielsen sees growth in Thai market 
Research firm Nielsen Company says it sees strong growth potential in the Thai market and so will continue to invest in new products in the Kingdom despite a decision not to compete for a government contract to become the official television ratings agency, an area in which it specializes. Read more
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