Thai News Update: 21 July 2017

HEADLINES:

1. New excise rates round the corner

2. Apisak aims to allay fears over currency

3. Alibaba to upgrade Thai workforce

4. June exports defy baht, jump 11.7%

5. Govt tries to reassures foreign firms for over tax

6. Thailand mulls carrots to dazzle foreign filmmakers

7. Lesson for training EEC skilled workers nearly ready

8. PM urges 27 universities to form clusters

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