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Rapid growth in the number of dams along the Mekong River is transforming Southeast Asia’s energy, food, transportation, security, and ecological networks. Eleven hydropower dams now span the river’s mainstream before it leaves China, with hundreds more dams planned or under construction in the other ...

Cambodia and Thailand are committed to enhancing their cooperation in three existing development areas and agreed to add five more areas for the next three-year collaboration, according to the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC).The commitment was expressed during the 15th Consultation on Technical ...

Insured employees who are left unemployed as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic can apply to receive unemployment benefits from the Social Security Office (SSO) from Monday.SSO secretary-general Tosapol Kritawongwiman said the office was ready to provide benefits for unemployed workers under a ministerial regulation ...

The Finance Ministry this year will have three areas of focus to revive Thailand’s economy from the Covid-19 pandemic fallout, ministry spokesperson Kulaya Tantitemit said.First, the ministry will urgently push for economic revival through speeding up budget disbursement and state spending. The ministry also would ...

Factory activity across Asia — including Thailand — continues to gain momentum, spurred by strong demand for the region’s exports, purchasing managers’ indexes show.Japan’s PMI rose to 50 in December, its highest reading since April 2019, according to Jibun Bank and IHS Markit. Taiwan’s PMI ...

Bangkok’s nightlife will go quiet as a ban on bars, nightclubs and restaurant alcohol sales went into effect Saturday, among a raft of restrictions aimed at curbing the kingdom’s rising coronavirus toll.Thailand initially appeared to have escaped the worst of the virus, registering just under ...

Thailand’s economic conditions are expected to deteriorate further this year as the nation battles a resurgence in the coronavirus, according to a national survey.About 52.2% of the respondents in the study undertaken by Bangkok-based National Institute of Development Administration predict the economy will be even ...

The kingdom has seen a reduction in labour disputes between employers and workers during the past three months, according to Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin.The improvement was a result of the ministry’s effort in playing an assertive role in resolving problems between employers and employees through ...

The Social Security Office (SSO) is to reduce employers and employees’ contributions to the worker welfare fund.SSO secretary-general Thossaphol Kritwongwiman said on Friday the ministry had decided to cut the contributions for three months, from January to March.Keep reading ...

Cryptocurrency is a decentralised virtual currency that is deemed to be more efficient than traditional currencies because it is regulated by a community of users. As of 2019, the top 100 cryptocurrencies had a market value of about US$200 billion with bitcoin accounting for more than ...