Industries

Full steam for circular parks plan

Although a framework for the circular economy has yet to be finalised by the government, the Industry Ministry is keen on the plan that creates the Resource Recovery Parks as industrial estates for the circular economy.Keep reading ...

Lamonphet Apisitniran

Businesses rip North border crossing rule

Representatives of Chiang Rai’s business community plan to ask the government to ease cross-border travel regulations at a planned mobile cabinet meeting next Monday and Tuesday. Pornthep Inthachai, president of the Chiang Rai Chamber of Commerce, said authorities should review and revise regulations that are ...

Bangkok Post Reporter

Creative Tourism

Phatthalung residents are embracing the results of several studies as they offer “creative tourism” packages to lure visitors into spending more time in the southern province. Under this package, visitors can learn local wisdom, see how locals lead their lives and participate in centuries-old activities ...

Jintana Panyaarvudh

Phuket pushes to splash B508mn on marine safety

Phuket Governor Norraphat Plodthong will request a budget of more than half a billion baht from the national government to splash out on improving marine safety.Governor Norraphat explained his plans, to Tourism and Sports Minister Weerasak Kowsurat at the Phuket Yacht Control Centre at Chalong ...

Mekong Moments shines light on Thailand

Nine travel routes identified by the Tourism Authority of Thailand will be promoted by Mekong Moments a social media platform run by the Mekong Tourism Coordinating Office.The social commerce web platform Mekong Moments, now in its third year, uses social media to promote tourism to ...

Phuket hotels unite to save ‘paradise island’ from plastic and overtourism

Almost 70 hotels on Phuket have pledged to reduce plastic use – the first in a raft of measures to conserve and preserve the Thai islandAs mass tourism becomes an issue across the globe, Phuket hoteliers have united around urgent measures to ensure plastic and ...

China Reshapes The Vital Mekong River To Power Its Expansion

The Thai village of Sob Ruak, at the heart of the Golden Triangle region where Thailand, Laos and Myanmar meet, is no exception. Tour buses routinely disgorge thousands of Chinese tourists to buy trinkets, snap selfies and tour the nearby Hall of Opium Museum. And ...

Going full circle for growth and the planet

Globally, transitioning to a circular economy, where materials are reused, re-manufactured or recycled-could significantly reduce carbon emissions and deliver over US$1 trillion (RM4.15 trillion) in material cost savings by 2025. The benefits for Asia and the Pacific would be huge. But to make this happen, ...

Grand tourism plans for EEC

Thailand has devised a tourism development plan for the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) with a five-year public and private budget of about Bt200 billion.Tourist numbers are expected to surge by 1.5 times within 2021, Kalin Sarasin, chairman of the Board of Trade of Thailand who ...

The Nation Reporter

Industry 4.0 and a people-centric ASEAN

As the world moves into the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution or Industry 4.0, governance at regional and global levels is a key issue to contend with. Effective governance is necessary to adequately manage public issues that cut across national borders such as cybersecurity, ...

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