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Thailand insight 2011 Kamonpat Boonkham – Management Consultant 1

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?

Economic

Business

Politic and

Public admin

Culture /History

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What will you get?

ContentExpe

rience

Scenario

“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 (Thammasatuniversity)

• 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 Footware14


•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.24

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List 2

List 2 - Businesses concerning national security or safetyProduction, 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

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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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• Tiles

• Wire metal

• Pipe metal

• Zinc

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• 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, BorKaw 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 China

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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 connection to Bay of Bengal. 69

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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 ChabungPort 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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