News

    Finance Ministry to unveil new aid package

    The Finance Ministry is set to roll out a fresh stimulus package this quarter large enough to jump-start economic growth momentum, says Finance Minister Uttama Savanayana.The prospective measures will help bolster consumer confidence, the tourism sector and business operators, he said.Keep reading ...

    Wichit Chantanusornsiri

    Industry Ministry eyes 2.2% gain in productivity in two years

    The Industry Ministry has set a target to increase industrial productivity by 2.2% by 2022 and raise Thailand’s competitiveness by enhancing labour skills and leveraging technology and innovation.Kobchai Sungsitthisawad, the industry permanent secretary, said Thailand should increase productivity by using existing resources.Keep reading ...

    Lamonphet Apisitniran

    Abortion decriminalised by court ruling

    The Constitutional Court has ruled a section of the Criminal Code unconstitutional, effectively decriminalising abortion in Thailand. The ruling takes effect 360 days after the ruling date on Wednesday, or on Feb 13 next year. The court also ordered the section and a related one be ...

    Bangkok Post Reporter

    E-commerce, digital content rise as virus outbreak takes hold in China

    The Trade Policy and Strategy Office (TPSO) says e-commerce and digital content are gaining ground in China amid the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak.Pimchanok Vonkorpon, TPSO’s director-general, said the trends of e-commerce and digital content were gathering momentum as Chinese people tended to stay home during the ...

    The Nation Reporter

    Smog again covers Bangkok

    Unhealthy smog blanketed most of greater Bangkok on Thursday morning, blamed on traffic congestion and stagnant air, the Pollution Control Department reported.Of the 58 air quality stations, 50 reported unsafe levels of particulate matter 2.5 micrometres and less in diameter (PM2.5) in Bangkok and adjacent ...

    Apinya Wipatayotin

    Digital Economy Minister wants to control flow of news and information during a crisis, appoint a crisis commander

    The Digital Economy and Society Minister has put a spotlight on the need to appoint commanders to navigate the situation at a time of crisis, especially in terms of controlling the flow of information, in order to provide accurate news to members of the public ...

    Adam Judd

    Thais Living Along Mekong Struggle from Drought, Effects of Dams

    Dam operations upstream combined with a drought have caused a severe drop in water levels along the Mekong River, on which tens of millions of people rely for their livelihoods through fishing or farming, say Thais who live by the banks of the great waterway.BenarNews ...

    Nontarat Phaicharoen

    Investment in Early Childhood Development [Video]

    Central Group and UNICEF together bring back Eat Play Love campaign that encourages increased focus and investment in early childhood development. Earlier I spoke to Mr. Thomas Davin, Unicef Representative Thailand, who tells us how the private sector can help Thai parents provide better care ...

    Government to introduce major tourism sector packages this March [Video]

    The government is planning to introduce major economic assistance measures to help the tourism sector which is being hardly hit by the COVID-19 outbreak.Keep watching ...

    Thai Academics Hold Forum to Discuss Solutions to Toxic PM2.5 Dust

    Academics in Thailand have held a forum to share their ideas and knowledge on ways to address the toxic dust problem in Thailand. The outcomes from the discussions will be presented to the government to aid in policy development.The President of the Council of Engineering, ...

    Contact us

    Contact us

    Do you have questions on the content published by Open Development Thailand? We will gladly help you.

    Have you found a technical problem or issue on the Open Development Thailand website?

    Tell us how we're doing.

    Do you have resources that could help expand the Open Development Thailand website? We will review any map data, laws, articles, and documents that we do not yet have and see if we can implement them into our site. Please make sure the resources are in the public domain or fall under a Creative Commons license.

    File was deleted
    ERROR!

    Disclaimer: Open Development Thailand will thoroughly review all submitted resources for integrity and relevancy before the resources are hosted. All hosted resources will be in the public domain, or licensed under Creative Commons. We thank you for your support.

    RHCCC
    * The idea box couldn't be blank! Something's gone wrong, Please Resubmit the form! Please add the code correctly​ first.

    Thank you for taking the time to get in contact!