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BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand should seek to participate in Asia-Pacific trade agreement negotiations in August before deciding on membership in the pact, a group of leading business associations in Thailand said on Wednesday. Opposition parties and some civil society groups oppose membership in the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), saying it may harm the farm and healthcare sectors. But joining the talks will help the Southeast Asian country learn conditions of the block so that it can adjust to competition, Predee Daochai, chairman of a joint standing committee on commerce, industry and banking, told a briefing. "The...
