The Digital Economy Promotion Agency (Depa) is expected to issue new terms of reference shortly for the private sector to invest in the Digital Park Thailand project in Chonburi’s Sri Racha district.

The ninth edition of Medical Fair Thailand, scheduled to be held from September 11 to 13 at new venue BITEC, expects to welcome more trade visitors and exhibitors than ever before.

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia continues to be an attractive investment destination as total stock of foreign direct investment (FDI) rose by 10.3% to RM667.5bil in the second quarter of 2019, compared with RM605.1bil a year ago.

The Rohingya repatriation is now rumoured to start in a few days, on August 22 to be specific. “Repatriation [of Rohingyas] is always on the table. It can start anytime,” the Bangladeshi foreign secretary announced to journalists following a seminar at BIISS in the capital this week. Unfortunately, the optimism expressed by the official is not shared by everyone.

Pakistan had last week approached the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to raise the issue after China had formally asked for closed consultations in the United Nations Security Council to discuss India revoking the special status to Jammu and Kashmir.

Hong Kong’s economy has been badly hurt by the violent protests against the shelved extradition bill over the past two and a half months since demonstrations broke out, with small- and medium-sized enterprises being the hardest hit, while the retail, catering and tourism sectors are the biggest victims.

Officials and experts attending the Seventh Internet Security Conference 2019, held in Beijing Monday, called for a joint public-private effort to defend against cyberattacks and maintain a reliable and safe cyberspace.

JWD has intensified its campaigns aiming to attract the modern generation to their self-storage business. The company is expecting to open two new sites by year end to raise its capacity to 20,000 square metres and secure the market leadership.

PwC forecast that domestic strategic mergers and acquisitions may become a relatively bright spot for China, as the country is focused on stimulating its economy, while soft M&A activity will extend to the second half of 2019 if uncertainties remain unclear.

As Korean culture gains popularity around the world, Airbnb has launched a new K-wave Trip section -- a chance for tourists to take part in K-pop or K-beauty activities.

Retired army officer General Suchart Nongbua has been appointed as the secretary to the defence minister.

Duangjai Asawachintachit, secretary-general of the Board of Investment (BoI), said 758 projects were submitted in the first six months of the year for investment promotion, recording a 7 per cent increase from the same period last year when 707 projects were submitted.

The National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) has revised down its forecast of this year's economic growth to 3 per cent, following a slowdown in activities in the first half. Growth in the second quarter stood at 2.3 per cent, a near five-year low, or the past 19 quarters.

Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn said he will proceed with proposing visa-free entry to Chinese and Indian travellers to the Cabinet on August 20, even though Deputy Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwan and Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai have voiced concerns that this will affect national security.

The Bank of Thailand (BOT) will revise the country’s economy growth forecast for 2019 in its next report in September after the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) announced a 2.3 per cent growth for the second quarter, lower than the central bank's estimate of 2.8 per cent, BOT’s senior director monetary policy group Don Nakornthab said on Monday.

Milo, led by Victor Seah, second right, chairman and chief executive officer of Nestle Indochina, and Chaiyong Sakulborrirug, second left, business executive officer – Dairy & Adult Nutrition, Nestle (Thai), have announced the four winning teams in the final round of the Milo Futsal 2019 Road to Barcelona tournament.

Frasers Property Industrial REIT Management (Thailand) in its capacity as the REIT manager of FTREIT, on Monday announced FTREIT's total income of Bt694.5 million for the third quarter of its fiscal year 2019, an increase of 4 per cent. Net investment income rose 12 per cent to Bt446.3 million from Bt399.2 million for the second quarter of fiscal year 2018 (Apr – Jun'18).

The authorities have issued arrest warrants for 21 suspected insurgents involved in the fatal attack against a security checkpoint in Pattani last month and have arrested five of them, they announced on Monday.

Economic growth sharply slowed in the second quarter to 2.3 per cent due to both external and domestic factors, according to a state think-tank report released today( August 19). Gross domestic product in the second quarter expanded by 2.3 per cent, a drop from the 2.8-per-cent growth rate in the first quarter, said the economic report released by National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC), a state think tank.

The National and Economic Social Development Council will today release the gross domestic product results for the second quarter of this year.

The Corrections Department chief on Sunday insisted that the e-biddings held for the construction of four new prisons were held as per rules and with transparency, after an anonymous letter to the Justice Ministry made accusations of collusion and raised questions about security equipment specifications.

Stocks of the country’s largest full-service carrier, Korean Air, hit another record low on Friday after the company reported poor second-quarter earnings amid a deteriorating business environment and hefty foreign exchange losses.

The Council of Economic Ministers approved an ambitious Bt370-billion stimulus package on August 16 with the aim of achieving a 3-per-cent economic growth in the second half of this year.

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) holds a consultative meeting on Friday (today) to discuss the Kashmir issue as Pakistan urges the world body to implement its own resolutions on this 70-year-old dispute.