Executive Summary
- Thailand will shelter boat people temporarily and deploy landing ships as base for migrant-relief effort.
- Cabinet agrees to hold referendum on draft charter.
- Officials at several ministries suspended for alleged graft.
- Board of Trade optimistic on economic growth.
- Business ready to invest in waste-to-energy plants.
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Thailand will shelter boat people temporarily and deploy landing ships as base for migrant-relief effort
Thailand will provide temporary shelter for boat people adrift on the Andaman Sea. At the same time, the Thai navy will deploy a landing-platform dock ship in the Andaman Sea to provide humanitarian assistance to migrants found adrift as a compliment to air patrols by the United States. Read more
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Cabinet agrees to hold referendum on draft charter
Thailand’s Cabinet and the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) agreed last week to hold a national referendum on the draft constitution so the Thai public can decide whether or not it should be adopted. The referendum, tentatively scheduled for January, would mean that national elections would take place around August 2016 at the earliest. Read more
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Officials at several ministries suspended for alleged graft
Several top bureaucrats at three ministries were either suspended or transferred to inactive posts last week pending investigations into allegations of graft on their part as the government presses ahead with its campaign against corruption. Read more
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Board of Trade optimistic on economic growth
Thailand’s Board of Trade expressed optimism about the economy last week, saying the worst had already passed and that increased investment, rising tourism arrivals and the advent of the digital economy should help the Kingdom achieve 3.5 percent growth this year. Read more
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Business ready to invest in waste-to-energy plants
Several Thai companies are preparing to invest nearly $1.4 billion in building waste-to-energy power plants, executives from the Federation of Thai Industries said last week. More than 20 firms in the renewable energy sector are expected to invest in the projects producing a combined capacity of 500 megawatts. Read more
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