Thailand


Japanese 'upset by delay in FTA'
Japanese investors have voiced concern over the Thai government's decision to postpone a signing of the Thai-Japanese free trade area (FTA) agreement, according to the Commerce Ministry.
Thailand halts trade talks until new government
Thailand will suspend all bilateral free trade talks until a new civilian government is elected a year from now, Foreign Minister Nitya Pibulsonggram said on Wednesday, following last month's coup.
Aids activists bring patent-drug fight to US
The Thai Network of People Living with HIV/Aids will launch the country's first campaign abroad against the Thai-US free-trade agreement (FTA) from tomorrow to October 29 in US cities, including San Francisco, New York, Washington and Chicago.
New government urged to go ahead with Thai-Japanese FTA negotiation
A new government should go ahead with a negotiation for a signing of the Thai-Japanese free trade area agreement to boost bilateral trade and investment of both countries, according to a top private-sector executive.
Playing our own game
Sripai Noonsee was in despair after her latest attempt to find a job at an electronics factory at Bang Kadee Industrial Estate ended in failure like so many others. She has been jobless for many months.
Protecting workers from the effects of FTAs
The benefits of trade liberalisation to consumers and society as a whole have been widely acknowledged, but the hidden costs of liberalisation must also be brought to light if the free-trade regime is to move forward.
Auto firms drive protest against free trade pacts
After plantations and agriculture, its now the turn of the auto sector to protest against free trade agreements (FTA).
US elections key to FTA progress
The result of the US mid-year elections holds the key to whether the Thailand-US free-trade agreement (FTA) negotiations will continue or break down, according to Puangrat Asavapisit, Thailand's permanent representative to the World Trade Organisation.
Pro-FTA advisers a worry for HIV groups
HIV/Aids groups claim that if Thailand signs a free-trade agreement (FTA) with the United States, the access to life-saving treatment for HIV positive people could be considerably compromised.
«EFTA FTAs may have serious consequences on Thailand and Indonesia» tell civil society representatives to EFTA governments
Lobby travel from Indonesian and Thai civil society in EFTA countries (Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Oslo)