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Earthquake hits in far-north Thailand
An earthquake of 6.1 magnitude has rattled the centre and north of the country this morning. The epicentre of the tremors was around northern Nan province, on the Laos border.At this stage there has been no immediate reports of casualties or damage although The Thaiger ...
Border pact signed with Myanmar
Thailand and Myanmar signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cross-border transport during a recent Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) conference, Deputy Transport Minister Thaworn Senneam said on Wednesday.The signing took place at the 23rd GMS meeting in Phnom Penh on Monday.The MoU is part of ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Checklist to replace EIA for seawalls
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment will use a “preliminary environmental checklist” to review proposals about the construction of seawalls to prevent coastal erosion.The checklist will be designed in such a way that clearly outlines major environmental concerns which applicants need to address in ...
Apinya Wipatayotin
E-payment roadmap eyes cross-border as first order
The national e-payment roadmap for 2020 prioritises cross-border payments and fund transfers, aiming to boost financial transactions via the digital platform across Asean and deepening integration of the regional bloc.Under the three-year national e-payment roadmap through 2022, cross-border transactions are the focus next year. Financial ...
Somruedi Banchongduang
PM upbeat in spite of job losses
The government is trying to find ways to help workers who have been laid off after nearly 1,400 factories closed down during the past 11 months, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Tuesday.The government also pointed to more than 2,000 new factories having opened over ...
Mongkol Bangprapa
Survey finds AI adoption still nascent
Artificial intelligence (AI) adoption in Thailand is still in the early stages, with chatbot, robotic process automation (RPA) and consumer segmentation among the top targets for businesses, according to a survey by IMC Institute, a tech research and training organisation.“Businesses in Thailand have high awareness ...
Suchit Leesa-Nguansuk
Thailand ranks a strong 6th for health security
Thailand has been ranked sixth among 195 countries providing the strongest health security, according to research by John Hopkins University, Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said.This was announced at the Global Health Security Agenda Steering Group Meeting on November 13 at the office of the ...
The Nation Reporter
Thailand talent level slips
Thailand slipped one position to 43rd out of 63 economies in the World Talent Ranking 2019, while its regional peers Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines advanced, according to a report conducted by the IMD World Competitiveness Centre (WCC).The sixth edition of the ranking takes into ...
Suchit Leesa-Nguansuk
Rules for handling hazardous substances posted in Government Gazette
The government gazette official website announced on November 18 the order by the Department of Agriculture (DOA) concerning the procedures for handling hazardous substances type 4, the responsibility for which falls under DOA according to Articles 41, 43 and 52 of the Hazardous Substance Act ...
The Nation Reporter
Bangkok ranks 12th on list of cities with the worst air
The Air Visual application reported on Tuesday (November 19) that Bangkok’s air pollution level according to the US AQI standard stood at 136, with PM 2.5 level at 57.8 micrograms per cubic metre (µg/m3), making it the 12th on the list of cities with the ...
The Nation Reporter
