Thai premier Abhisit Vejjajiva

Thailand’s Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva today said he would extend an invitation to US President Barack Obama to visit Thailand via the US Secretary of State.
According to a report of the state-run Thai News Agency (TNA), Prime Minister Abhisit disclosed during his weekly television and radio address that his invitation to the US president will be made via US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who will arrive in Thailand on Tuesday and later meet with the foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) during …

The 42nd ASEAN Ministerial Meeting (AMM) / Post Ministerial Conferences (PMC)
and
The 16th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF)
17-23 July 2009
Phuket, Thailand
 
FRIDAY, 17 JULY 2009
0900-1030 hrs – Drafting Committee of the ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting / Drafting Committee of the ASEAN Directors-General Meeting
1400-1500 hrs – Meeting of the Working Group of the Executive Committee of the SEANWFZ Commission
1600-1700 hrs – Meeting of Initiative for ASEAN Integration Taskforce
1900-2100 hrs – ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting Informal Working Dinner / ASEAN Directors-General Informal Working Dinner

 
SATURDAY, 18 JULY 2009
0900-1700 hrs – ASEAN Senior …

The secretary-general of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) yesterday said he was confident in the security measures provided by Thai authorities for ASEAN meetings.
ASEAN secretary-general Surin Pitsuwan said during a press briefing in Phuket that Thailand was ready to host the 42nd ASEAN Ministerial Meeting (AMM), Post Ministerial Conferences (PMC) and the 16th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), scheduled for July 19-23, in the southern resort.

“I can assure you all that Thailand’s preparation on the security arrangements is superb. I am most confident that the Meetings will proceed without …

Charoen Pokphand Foods Plc (CPF), Thailand’s leading feed mill and food producer, plans to buy a total of 75,194,164 shares of Charoen Pokphand Enterprise (Taiwan) Co Ltd, worth about US$24.12 million or 826 million baht, as part of its attempt to boost oversea business. 
CPF has received an approval from its board of directors since Wednesday, July 15, to purchase the amount of shares, equal to 32.41 percent of the stake in Taipei-based Charoen Pokphand Enterprise (CPE), from five existing shareholders through its wholly owned subsidiary CPF Investment Limited (CPFI).
The …

Thai Airways International Plc (THAI) is now offering special air fares out of its “Fly THAI Get More” promotion for selected domestic and international routes.
In a recent press briefing, THAI’s executive vice president for commercial department Pandit Chanapai said the promotional round-trip air fares, inclusive of airport tax and surcharges, will start from 2,810 baht for domestic destinations and from 4,300 baht for oversea destinations for the passengers in economic class.
The special prices, he said, are also available for the air tickets for popular oversea destinations, 5,645 baht for Singapore, …

Seen joining hands are Ford ASEAN president David Alden (left), AutoAlliance Thailand president Kiyotaka Shobuda (centre) and Mazda Motor EVP Masaharu Yamaki (right).
AutoAlliance Thailand Co Ltd (AAT), the joint venture between Mazda Motor Corp and Ford Motor Co, today opened its US$500 million passenger car plant at an industrial estate in eastern province of Rayong.
The new production facility, located in the Eastern Seaboard Industrial Estate, is expected to increase the company’s current capacity from 175,000 to 275,000 units a year.
The new facility will be used for manufacturing Mazda2 and Ford …