A Brief History of the Economic Relations between Thailand and Japan

Research Paper (undergraduate) from the year 2015 in the subject History - Asia, National University of Malaysia, course: History, language: English, abstract: In November 1972, the Thai government and leading business members expressed concern over reports of anti-Japanese campaigns in Thailand and they said it would definitely bring changes in Japanese economic penetration in the country. In March 1974, the Japanese Foreign Ministry spokesman said Japan has asked the Thai government to establish a joint committee to address the problems posed by Japanese investments in Thailand. In October 1975, the Prime Minister of Thailand, Kukrit Pramoj criticized Japan for investing in Thailand due to cheap labor in the country. The Thai government sees it as a wrong investment motive.

Dr. Uqbah Iqbal is the Founder of Pitas Agriculture in Sabah, Malaysia. Winning Second Place in Malaysian Historical Essay Writing Competition 2013, he was the recipient of Research University Fellowship Scheme, Graduate on Time Award and Outstanding Student Award from Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities as well as the Youngest Ph.D. in History Holder and the only Malaysian achieved a Ph.D. in History in conjunction with the 43rd Convocation of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. He's authoring notable books/ebooks such as The Historical Development of the Malay Nationalism Before Independence, The Historical Development of the Malay Society Economic Nature During Pre-Colonial Era, The Historical Development of British Investment n Malaya Before the Second World War, The Historical Development of Foreign Investment in the Formation of the Malaysian Economy and Sejarah Pemikiran Pandang Ke Timur: Kepentingan Jepun Dalam Pembangunan Sosio-Ekonomi Malaysia (1906-1980). His publications have appeared in a wide range of nternational and national journals such as TAWARIKH, SUSURGALUR, Management and Administrative Sciences Review, Social and Basic Sciences Research Review, Jurnal Kemanusiaan, Jurnal Sejarah, Jurnal Pengajian Melayu, Jebat, International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research, Asia Pacific Journal of Education, Arts and Sciences, Asian Social Science and Geografia. He's also actively in the editorial board such as Asian Social Science, International Journal of Art and Literature, International Journal of Archaeology and History, American Journal of Social Sciences, Asia Pacific Journal of Education, Arts and Sciences, Social Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences, History Research and Pratidhwani the Echo. Until present he has published in 371 journals, organizing 563 conferences worldwide, received 3,254 certificates and completed 3,000 courses on Alison in the field of IT, Health, Language, Business, Management, Personal Development, Sales and Marketing, Engineering and Construction and Teaching and Academics. He's also taking edX courses in the field of History of China from Harvard University and Tsinghua University. Through his involvement as a reviewer with the Nonfiction Authors Association, 29 of his reviewed books received Awards.