Thailand


Finding Ways to Revive Travel Sustainably
While there is no playbook on how to restart the travel engine, there are opportunities to streamline measures while respecting practical risk mitigation considerations, PATA CEO Liz Ortiguera says in a blog post.

Tags: Information and communications technology, Tourism, Economy, Singapore, Gender and development, Sustainable Development Goals, Social development and poverty, Health, COVID-19, Thailand

ADB Finances Electric Ferries in Thailand—First in Southeast Asia
The project will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by an estimated 18,900 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent a year.

Tags: Transportation, Energy, Information and communications technology, Urban development, Thailand

No Time to Waste: Diving into Plastics Circularity
Circular solutions can help stem the rising tide of plastic waste in Southeast Asia and enable the region to build back bluer.

Tags: Environment, Indonesia, Viet Nam, Thailand, Cambodia

Green Infrastructure Investment Opportunities: Thailand 2021 Report
This report explores green bonds and other finance instruments for climate-resilient infrastructure and investment opportunities that can support Thailand in achieving a low-carbon economy.

Tags: Thailand, Finance, Climate change and disaster risk management, Environment, Sustainable Development Goals, GFH Publications

Job Losses in Southeast Asia Peak during Strictest COVID-19 Curbs
Young people aged 15 to 24 accounted for as much as 45% of job losses at the height of the pandemic in 2020. Women were also among the most affected.

Tags: Economy, Education, COVID-19, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam

First Phase of China–Thailand High–Speed Rail Underway
Railway to connect Bangkok to Kunming.

Tags: Thailand

ASEAN Removes Trade Barriers on Medicines and Other Essential Goods
Ten countries in Southeast Asia are removing restrictions on intraregional trade of medicines and other goods needed to fight COVID-19.

Tags: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam, ASEAN, Health, COVID-19, Trade and industry, Regional cooperation and integration

New ASEAN Online Customs Transit System Seen to Boost Trade
The system allows traders to make a single customs transit declaration for the transport of goods across multiple ASEAN countries.

Tags: ASEAN, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam, Myanmar, Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Trade and industry, Transportation, Regional cooperation and integration

Eliminating Malaria in the Greater Mekong Subregion
Financial resource mobilization by the Malaria Trust Fund has helped eradicate malaria and build strong foundations for health systems in the Greater Mekong Subregion.

Tags: Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Viet Nam, Health, Finance

ADB Cuts Southeast Asia Growth Forecast in 2020 due to COVID-19
But overall outlook for developing Asia is showing improvement.

Tags: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Viet Nam, Economy, COVID-19

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