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International Space Station crew to plant Thai trees
Three hundred and seventy Ratchapreuk tree seeds will soon be planted onboard the International Space Station (ISS) after they were sent into space with the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Monday morning.The rocket was launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral in Florida ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Thai economy contracts 6.4 per cent in third quarter
The economy shrank 6.4 per cent in the third quarter, the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) said on Monday.The gross domestic product in the third quarter however was an improvement from the 12.1 per cent contraction in the second quarter, as a result ...
The Nation Reporter
NESDC to tap Bt100 billion for funding labour training
The National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) would propose new projects worth Bt100 billion to the Cabinet related to labour skills training and for investments in projects in the communities, council secretary-general Danucha Pichayanan said.The projects would be funded from the Bt400-billion budget, which ...
The Nation Reporter
Eppo to review feed-in tariffs to help operators
A decline in renewable energy costs is prompting the Energy Policy and Planning Office (Eppo) to review the inclusion of feed-in tariffs in electricity prices to help power operators, though it would increase power bills for households.The feed-in tariff, in use since 2013, is the ...
Yuthana Praiwan
Thailand signs RCEP agreement but PM warns of challenges ahead
Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha participated on Sunday in the 4th Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Summit (RCEP), which was one of the meetings in addition to the 37th Asean Summit through teleconference.The PM said he was very pleased that the meeting could conclude the outcome ...
The Nation Reporter
Bangkok air quality slips as temperature drops
Bangkok’s air quality is seeing deterioration with the arrival of winter, making the health of sensitive groups vulnerable, the latest readings show.The Air Visual application reported on Sunday that Bangkok’s air pollution level, according to the US Air Quality Index (AQI) standard, stood at 111, ...
The Nation Reporter
Local economy most urgent issue for provincial govt: poll
Community-level economic development is the most urgent issue for new provincial administration organisations (PAOs) to tackle following the elections of PAO chairmen and council members on Dec 20, according to an opinion poll conducted by Suan Dusit Rajabhat University, or Suan Dusit Poll.The survey was ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
RCEP could hurt small farmers
An Asia-Pacific trade deal backed by China could hurt small scale farmers, cause more land conflicts, and leave workers in poorer nations without protection as they struggle to deal with the pandemic, human rights groups said on Friday.The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) — that ...
Alro changes regulations on how allocated land is used
The Agricultural Land Reform Office (Alro) has revamped its regulations to allow Sor Por Kor landholders to develop their plots into apartment buildings, gas stations and food-processing plants, among others.The Sor Por Kor programme was enacted in 1975 with the aim of distributing degraded forest ...
Apinya Wipatayotin
Excise to study reworked EV taxes
Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith has ordered the Excise Department to study the excise tax structure on electric vehicles (EV) to promote industry development and lower the price of EVs.Speaking after visiting the Excise Department on Friday, Mr Arkhom said the government has lowered the excise ...
Wichit Chantanusornsiri
