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Delivering the goods in the age of coronavirus

With extensive experience in family businesses, politics and regulation, Korkij Danchaivichit has a strong will to shore up Thailand Post as it weathers fierce competition from other courier services.Mr Korkij started work as chief executive of the postal service on March 2, becoming the first ...

Komsan Tortermvasana

BoT tells e-money services to register

The Bank of Thailand has required all e-money, credit, debit and ATM card, and fund transfer service providers to either register with or seek approval from the central bank by Aug 14 to prevent their business from being shut down.Keep reading ...

Somruedi Banchongduang

Four one-stop service centres set up to process migrant workers who registered

A total of 300,072 migrant workers have successfully made it through the nationality verification process to register to work in Thailand and must now move on to getting visas, work permits and health checks. Keep reading ...

The Nation Reporter

Government to maintain VAT rate at 7 per cent

The government has no plan to hike the value-added tax (VAT) in order to achieve the gross domestic product growth target this year of 4 per cent, a senior official said.Anucha Buraphachaisri, spokesman for the Prime Minister’s Office, said that Thailand had set the VAT ...

The Nation Reporter

CLMVT touted as global value chain

The area of the CLMVT (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand) is being urged to upgrade to become a new global value chain to accommodate the new economy and offset the world’s economic uncertainties.Keep reading ...

Phusadee Arunmas

Illegal fishing key threat to reefs

Though excessive tourism has garnered recent headlines over threats to the health of Thailand’s diverse saltwater seas, illegal fishing presents another big challenge to preserving their rich natural resources.Remote off-shore islands and underwater rocks are at the greatest risk of damage from illegal fishing activities, ...

Pratch Rujivanarom

Deteriorating Mekong ecosystem alarms activists

Environment advocates are voicing concerns over the Mekong River’s deteriorating ecosystem, especially with more projects set to affect the waterway in the pipeline. “If these so-called development projects continue, especially the construction of more dams, the Mekong will face a crisis,” said Niwat Roi-kaeo, president of ...

Wassayos Ngamkham

Thailand to roll out 15 million new e-passports

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) in Thailand awarded a contract to a major consortium; it will supply 15 million e-passports during a seven-year project. This represents one of the largest passport deployments for the group worldwide, the move is designed to align with national plans to create ...

Alita Sharon

'Nothing about the Mekong is normal now’: Anger along Southeast Asia’s great river as water levels become unpredictable

Thailand: From a distance, it is hard to make sense of the small patches of green emerging from the cracking mud flats of the Mekong River. They are not oases, nor sprouts of river grass along dusty channels where water normally flows; they are golf greens.Recently, ...

Thai officials: US won't tariff auto exports

Shipments of Thailand’s automobiles and auto parts are unlikely to face penalty tariffs by the US because the export values are deemed insignificant. Auramon Supthaweethum, director-general of the Trade Negotiations Department, said Thailand’s auto exports made up just a 0.1% market share, or US$231 million ...

Phusadee Arunmas

Laos builds more dams, scientists worry about Mekong’s ecosystem

Instead of requesting additional data used in the building of Pak Lay hydroelectric dam in Laos, Dr Le Anh Tuan, a Mekong River expert and deputy head of the Institute for Climate Change Research at Can Tho University, believes that it would be better to ...

Open Development Mekong is now open to data contributors!

We are proud to announce our new data crowdsourcing facility on the regional Open Development platform. By becoming a data contributor, you or your organization will be joining our information ecosystem, giving you the opportunity to expand access to publicly available resources on pressing topics ...

UN for first time places day’s focus on threats to undersea ecosystem

The United Nations has identified over-fishing and islands of plastic pollution as the major threats not only to ocean biodiversity but also to the livelihoods of billions of people who rely on bountiful seas.The importance of marine biodiversity to the global economy and food security ...

Pratch Rujivanarom

The age of government (dis)information in Thailand

Social media giant Twitter last week blocked nearly one thousand accounts linked to the Royal Thai Army, which were in violation of its policies on manipulation of information. According to a statement released by Twitter, the accounts were “engaging in amplifying pro-RTA and pro-government content, as well ...

MARK S. COGAN

Revenue Dept pockets over 5 billion baht from e-service providers

The Revenue Department of Thailand has reported the successful collection of over 5.01 billion baht in tax revenue from foreign platforms and e-service providers. This reflects a growth of 3.2% compared to last year.The revenue was amassed over the first nine months of the current ...

The Nation Reporter

Mekong clam farmers develop sustainable value chains

Clam farmers in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Tien Giang are finding innovative solutions to produce sustainable value chains in an aim to meet international standards. In recent years, declining fishery stocks, disease, and environmental impacts have affected both quantity and quality of clams ...

VAT gradually falling short of 2019 target

The Revenue Department estimates that value-added tax (VAT) collection will fall short of the target for this fiscal year because of waning domestic consumption and the stronger baht, and the shortfall could extend to next year if the situation remains unchanged.Keep reading ...

Wichit Chantanusornsiri

Report unveils prospects for digital economy

A focus on high-value users, the environmental, social and governance (ESG) theme, digital inclusion and data infrastructure regulations will bring a sustainable digital economy to Thailand, according to Google.The fields of digital financial services (DFS), health, education, food and generative artificial intelligence (Al) are among ...

Bangkok Post Reporter

Private sector and Commerce Ministry to expedite exports

The government has developed urgent policies to cope with the volatility of the global economy especially the impact of the trade war between China and the United States. The Thai Chamber of Commerce (TCC) is ready to work closely with the Ministry of Commerce to ...

Supawadee Wangsri

Adding value is key to moving Thailand to next

Adding value to Thai products by increasing the connectivity between the agriculture, manufacturing and tourism industries is key to achieving economic growth in 2019 and beyond, said deputy prime minister Somkid Jatusripitak during a meeting yesterday with the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC).Keep ...

Phuwit Limviphuwat

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