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Explanation on the Policy of Merging Small Schools with Larger Ones
Deputy Prime Minister and Education Minister Phongthep Thepkanjana has given an explanation for the policy of merging small schools with larger ones, saying that the policy was intended to improve the quality of education.
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Prime Minister of Vanuatu to Pay an Official Visit to Thailand
The Honourable Moana Carcasses Kalosil, Prime Minister of the Republic of Vanuatu, will pay an official visit to Thailand from 18 to 23 May 2013 as guest of the Thai government.
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World Day of Vesak Celebration 2013 in Thailand
The Office of National Buddhism represents the Thai government in organizing various activities to mark the “World Day of Vesak,” or Visakha Puja, from 18 to 24 May 2013.
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Seeking Urgent Solutions to the Volatility of the Baht
The Ministry of Finance and the Bank of Thailand have been instructed to come up with urgent measures to reduce the volatility of the baht..
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Great Potential of Thai Halal for ASEAN Markets
Thailand has great potential for producing and exporting more halal food to the international market, especially ASEAN countries.
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Thailand and Mongolia to Double Bilateral Trade
Thailand and Mongolia have agreed to double the volume of their bilateral trade in the next three years, from 2014 to 2017, and strengthen their bilateral relations and cooperation in many areas.
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Asia-Pacific Leaders to Gather in Thailand for the Second Asia-Pacific Water Summit
Asia-Pacific leaders will gather in Thailand from 14 to 20 May 2013 for the second Asia-Pacific Water Summit (2nd APWS).
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Plans for Establishing Tourism Court to Help Foreign Visitors
The Ministry of Tourism and Sports and the Ministry of Justice have discussed the idea of setting up a tourism court to specially handle tourism-related cases.
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Thailand Removed from FATF Public Statement on Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism
The Ministry of Justice of Thailand has received a letter from the President of the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF), informing that Thailand has been removed from its public statement categorizing the country as a jurisdiction with insufficient progress in addressing the deficiencies of its Anti Money Laundering/Counter Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Strategy.
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Upcoming ASEAN Regional Forum Disaster Relief Exercise in Thailand
Thailand will be the venue for the upcoming ASEAN Regional Forum Disaster Relief Exercise, known in short as ARF DiREx 2013.
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