Economic handout

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Thailand insight 2011 Kamonpat Boonkham – Management Consultant
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New teaching methods for
teachers and lecturers
applying in teaching center of
Civil Servant
Bangkok, Thailand
1st – 5th August 2011
By Kamonpat Boonkham
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What is in our seminar?
Eco
nomic
Busi
ness
Politic
and
Public
admin
Culture
/History
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What will you get?
Content
Expe
rience
Scena
rio
“Story”
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How do we go together?
Relax Ask
Share
stories
Get into
story
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Introduce myself
• Mr. Kamonpat Boonkham
• BBA Marketing (Thammasat
university)
• MBA (Assumption university)
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Introduce myself
• Product owner (Top product
manager) in
Telecommunication company
• General manager of HR
outsourcing service company
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Introduce myself
• Writer, translator, Speaker
• Management consultant
• Management, Sales and
Motivation coaching
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Thailand Insight 2011
Economic, Business, Public
administration and Culture
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Economic and
Business Insight
Session1
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Macro-economic
• GDP of Thailand 2009 is
9,041,551 Million Baht.
• GNP of Thailand 2009 is
8,689,038 Million Baht
• NI of Thailand 2009 is
6,513,065 Million Baht
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Macro-economic
• Per capita GNP 129,875 Baht
• Per capita NI 97,351 Baht
• Production structure in
Agricultural industry = 9.2%,
Non-Agriculture = 90.8%
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Macro-economic
• Total unit of sales for
Automobile 2009 is 235,169
• Total unit of sales for
Motorcycle 2009 is 1,521,000
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Investment Thai-Vietnam
•In 2553 Thailand investment in
Vietnam is rank 10th of the
world and rank 3rd of ASEAN
(After Malaysia and Singapore)
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•Thailand investments in
Vietnam are in
o Chemical product
o Agriculture Industry
o Color product
o Footware 14
•Thailand investments in
Vietnam are in
o Animal feed
o Sanitary ware
o Jewelry and Ornament
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Doing Business in Thailand
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Basic regulations
• An alien must invest at least
two or three million baht in his
business, depending on the kind
of business,
• The minimum capital
requirement will not be
enforced for re-investment. 17
List of Prohibited Business
• List 1 - Businesses in which
alien participation is not
permitted
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•List 2 - Businesses concerning
national security or safety with
an adverse effect on art and
culture, customs, or native
manufacture/handicrafts, or
with an impact on natural
resources and the environment19
• List 3 - Businesses in which
Thais are not ready to
compete in undertakings with
aliens
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Detail of the lists
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List 1
List 1 - Businesses in which alien
participation is not permitted
• Newspaper undertakings and
radio and television station
• Lowland farming upland
farming, or horticulture
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List 1
• Raising animals
• Forestry and timber conversions
from natural forests
• Fishing for aquatic animals in
Thai waters and Thailand's
Exclusive Economic
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List 1
• Extraction of Thai medical herbs
• Trade in and auctioning of Thai
ancient objects or ancient objects
of national historical value
• Making or casting Buddha images
and making monk's bowls
• Etc.
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List 2
List 2 - Businesses concerning
national security or safety
Production, disposal, sale, and
overhead of: - Firearms,
ammunition, gunpowder, and
explosives - Components of
firearms, gunpowder, and
explosives 25
List 2
• Domestic transport by land,
water, or air, inclusive of the
undertaking of domestic
aviation
• Dealing in antiques or objects
of art and works of art, and
Thai handicrafts 26
List 2
• Production of wood carvings
• Raising silkworms, producing
Thai silk thread and weaving,
or printing patterns on Thai
silk textiles
• Etc.
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List 3
List 3 - Businesses in which Thais
are not ready to compete in
undertakings with aliens
• Rice milling and production of
flour from rice and farm crops
• Fishery
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List 3
• Forestry
• Accounting service
undertakings
• Legal service undertakings
• Architectural service
• Etc. 29
A foreigner wishing to engage
in any business in Lists Two
must submit an application to
the Minister of Commerce
Basic regulations
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• A foreigner wishing to engage
in any business in Lists Three
must submit and application to
The Director General of the
Commercial Registration
Department.
Basic regulations
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Work Permit
•Urgent and Essential Work:
• Exemption from Work Permit
requirements is granted to aliens
who enter the Kingdom
temporarily to perform any work of
any "urgent and essential nature"
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Work Permit
• Need a written notification on
a prescribed form, signed by the
alien and endorsed by his
employer, has been submitted
to and accepted by the Director-
General or his designee. 33

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Work Permit
• A period not exceeding 15
days.
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More information at
www.boi.go.th
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Investment in Vietnam
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Industries that Vietnam
focus on investment promotion
• Manufacturing for exporting
• Farming
• Processed Products of
agricultural, forestry and fishery
• Industry with high-tech
intensive 37
Industries that Vietnam
focus on investment promotion
• Industry that is environmental
friendly
• Project that focus on R&D
• Industry that utilize labor and
natural resources in Vietnam.
• Construction and production in
Industry fields 38
Prohibited business for
aliens in Vietnam
• Fishery and Fishery net
• Jewelry Exploring
• Beer and Beverage
• Tobacco
• Cement, brick and clay brick
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aliens in Vietnam
• Tiles
• Wire metal
• Pipe metal
• Zinc
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aliens in Vietnam
• Products of Nitrogen
Phosphorus and Potassium
fertilizer
• Glass for construction
• Florescent lamp
• Lubricant 41
How much do you know
about Thailand.
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3 Rings 5 Doors of
Thailand Economic
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3 Rings
• 1st Ring is 10 ASEAN Members
• 2nd Ring is ASEAN +3
(China, Japan and South Korea)
• 3rd is ASEAN +6 (ASEAN +3 and
India, Australia and New
Zealand)
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1. North Gate connect by Route R3
Thailand, Myanmar, Lao to Southern
China. It was called the North-South
Corridor China has consumer of1,300
Million people
2. South Gate connects to Malaysia and
Singapore
3. West Gate connects to Myanmar and
through to Asia, Europe and Africa.
5 Doors
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4. East Gate connects to Cambodia
to Vietnam and China.
5. North-Eastern Gate connects to
Lao, Vietnam, Myanmar and East
Asia.
5 Doors
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South china sea/West sea
and ASEAN
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Regional development
and transportation
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GMS
(Greater Mekong
Subregion)
Or
Hexa Economic
Zones
Pakistan-India-
Vietnam
East - West
Economic Corridor : EWEC
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Route R9 Myanmar, Thailand, Lao,
Vietnam (Danung)
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Economic Corridor Nanning-Bangkok R9 (Nakonpanom)

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Economic Corridor Nanning - Bangkok R12
(Mukdaharn)
Economic Corridor Nanning - Bangkok 3
(Nongkhai)
Thai-Lao Bridges
1. Nong Khai – City
Municipality of Vieng Chan
2. . Mukdahan -
Savannakhet Province
(Khwang)
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Thai-Lao Bridges
3. Nakhonphanom-
Khammouan (Complete
November B.E. 2554)
4. Chiang Khong, Chiang Rai
Province – Huay Sai City, Bor
Kaw Province, Lao
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Southern China-Lao-
Thai
North-South
Economic Corridor : NSEC
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R3 Route
• Route of Bangkok-Kunming
or Kun-Mun-Kong-Lu
• R3A (Formerly R3E) connects Lao
and Southern China
• R3B (Formerly R3W) connects
Thailand, Myanmar, Southern
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R3A Route
To Kunming
Emerging Economic zone
in Thailand
1. Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai and Northern
provinces connected to Southern China
2. Chiang Saen ports / Land hub at Chiang Khong
3. Nan, Phayao connected to Lao – Dien Bien
Phu, Viet Nam
4. Ranong – Project to develop Ranong as Special
Economic Zone supports commerce,
investment and logistic towards Andaman Sea.
The multi-purpose port shall support
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Chiang Rai and Chiang Khong Project
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Thailand Logistics
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Laem-Chabung Port to Danung
Logistic Infrastructure
• Road network from North –
South and East – West also
connect to neighbor countries
with total length of about 4,000
Km.
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Logistic Infrastructure
• 6 International Airport 28
Commercial Airport and new
Suwannabhumi International
airport
• Bangkok port, Laem Chabung
Port and Mabtaput port
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Along coast – Road project
Along coast – Road project
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High speed train project
- Thailand
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Estimated fare
 1.5 Baht / K.m. (Bangkok –
Chiang Mai 754 K.m. 1,190 Baht)
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Other cooperation
 BRICS=Brazil Russia India
China South
Africa emerging market
 1st January 2558 (2015)
AEC=ASEAN Economics
Community
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