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Labor policy helps Thailand stay competitive in ASEAN

Deputy Prime Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwon chaired a meeting of executive officials of the Ministry of Labor and instructed them to instigate major development plans for the employment of Thai workers in the ASEAN labor market.Keep watching ...

Mekong water level rising steadily

Water in the Mekong river in this northeastern border province is rising steadily by about 60-70 centimetres per day, pushing up the water level to about 7 metres, or about 6m below the spill-over point on the river bank, local media reported.Keep reading ...

Pattanapong Sripiachai

Flood and landslide alert issued for 12 provinces

The authorities in 12 provinces have been instructed to arrange manpower and equipment to tackle possible floods and landslides until August 20.Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation director-general Chayaphol Thitisak said the alert orders were issued because of heavy downpours in the North, the Central ...

The Nation Reporter

Marium death spurs 'dugong masterplan' talks

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment will hold a special meeting on Monday to discuss the “national dugong masterplan”, following the death of Marium, a baby dugong who died with pieces of plastic bags in her belly.Keep reading ...

Bangkok Post Reporter

Public healthcare pilot project aims to make Patong beach safe for tourists

The Patong beach in Phuket has been chosen to be an integrated marine public healthcare pilot area where state agencies, local administrators and local people join forces to provide aid in response to accidents at sea. The move is aimed at boosting tourists’ confidence.Keep reading ...

The Nation Reporter

ASEAN SMART Patrol, a hope for the region’s forests

As a park chief himself, Soeung Khemarak, the deputy director of the Oyadav National Park in Rattanakiri province, fully understands the problems faced by Cambodia’s Kulen Prum Tep Wildlife Sanctuary and adjacent parks near the border with Thailand where bombs, illegal logging and poaching are ...

Piyaporn Wongruang

Cash splurge to boost economy

The economic cabinet has decided to inject another 316 billion baht into the economy through a new stimulus package and remains optimistic that economic growth will be more than 3% this year despite the sluggish global outlook.Keep reading ...

Bangkok Post Reporter

Activist opposes B330bn Exxon project in EEC

An activist has opposed a coastal land reclamation plan near Laem Chabang port to accommodate Exxon Mobil Corp’s 330-billion-baht ethylene cracker project.Srisuwan Janya, as chairman of the Stop Global Warming Association, issued a statement on Saturday against the implementation of the plan.Keep reading ...

Bangkok Post Reporter

No water for farms from Aug 24 as reservoir dries up

Irrigation authorities will stop supplying water to farms in irrigated areas from Aug 24 as the Lam Sae reservoir in Khon Buri district is just 21% full and starting to dry up.District chief Wichit Kitwirat and Somsak Thaploka, director of the Lam Sae operation and ...

Prasit Tangprasert

Marijuana body touts legalisation dividends

A legal cannabis industry would usher in several economic benefits, including job creation, a tax boost, investment and R&D in medicines and sciences, according to Colorado-based Marijuana Industry Group (MIG).Keep reading ...

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