Social / CSR in Thailand
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THAILAND, 2015/10/31
Thailand's history of military coups has made policymakers too focused on political stability rather than foreign investment , according to a panel of experts.
At the CNBC Exchange during the 14th Asia Business Leaders Awards in Bangkok on Wednesday, issues like transparency remained major sticking points for investors hesitant to place their bets on Southeast Asia's second-major economy
Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Thailand's economy remains weak due to structural weaknesses likes high labor costs, availability of labor supply, and a lax regulatory environment.
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AFGHANISTAN, 2015/01/20
The richest 1 % are likely to control additional than half of the globe’s total wealth by next year, the charity Oxfam reported in a study released on Monday. The warning about deepening world inequality comes just as the world’s business elite prepare to meet this week at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
The 80 wealthiest people in the world all own $1.9 trillion, the statement found, nearly the same all shared by the 3.5 billion people who occupy the bottom half of the world’s gain scale. (Last year, it took 85 billionaires to equal that figure.) And the richest 1 % of the people, who number in the millions, control nearly half of the world’s total wealth, a share that is as well increasing.
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THAILAND, 2014/01/11
Due to the ongoing political demonstrations going on in Bangkok, Thailand, the government is setting up services in order to help travelers visiting the country’s capital city.
Mr. Thawatchai Arunyik, Governor of TAT said, “The measures are the results of a conference between all authorities involved and several major travel and tourism organisations. Our aim is to ensure safety and convenience to tourists while travelling within Bangkok and to and from both Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang International Airports during the current ongoing anti-government demonstrations.”
Thai authorities and the tourism industry have lined up measures to facilitate tourists visiting Bangkok during the planned massive anti-government demonstrations, starting from January 13, 2014.
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THAILAND, 2013/08/12
As a sign of a give back gesture, Thailand the biggest trophy market in South East Asia will be supporting Tanzania to fight poaching of the African elephant and the black rhino, the majority threatened mammal species in Africa.
Tanzanian minister for Natural Resources and Tourism said a transaction has been signed where Thailand will help Tanzania to fight against poaching syndicates operating in Asia and the Far East.
Mr. Kagasheki said in a little while before departure of Thailand Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra who concluded her three official tour to Tanzania and where she signed four memoranda of considerate between the two nations part them, two focusing on National parks and Wildlife management.
