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Palming off the problem
An oversupply of fresh palm nuts has prompted authorities to boost prices by marking up the price of cooking palm oil, much to the dismay of retailers.While such a move could boost palm nut prices, it could also impact food prices and the cost of ...
Phusadee Arunmas
CAT tasked with expanding internet infrastructure
The Digital Economy and Society (DE) Ministry has disbursed Bt5 billion for the upgrade and development of Thailand’s internet infrastructure towards helping the country achieve its goal of becoming the digital hub of Asean. Keep reading ...
Jirapan Boonnoon
Asean embarks on collaborative effort to combat the menace of wildlife trafficking
The region needs a clear action plan to tackle wildlife trafficking, experts stressed this past weekend as the leaders of Asean nations meeting in Bangkok endorsed the “Chiang Mai Statement of Asean Ministers Responsible for CITES and Wildlife Enforcement”.Keep reading ...
Pratch Rujivanarom
REPORT: Plight of citizens PUSHED ASIDE by progress
Advocates of sustainable development call on Asean countries to look deeply into problems that mega-projects cause for people.Looking from the West to the East, the North to the South, large-scale development continues apace across Southeast Asia, leaving a toll on people_whether or not it is ...
Piyaporn Wongruang
Thailand's famed 'Rose of the North' is wilting
CHIANG MAI — This 700-year-old city nestled in a green valley of northern Thailand has long enjoyed a story-book reputation for its myriad Buddhist monasteries and charming wooden homes, the delicate manners of its citizens and a tranquillity hardly ruffled by its temple bells.Keep reading ...
High-speed airport rail in EEC moving along
The high-speed rail project linking Suvarnabhumi, Don Mueang and U-tapao airports is moving ahead, with the environmental impact assessment (EIA) scheduled to go before the National Environmental Policy Committee for approval on Monday.Keep reading ...
Chatrudee Theparat
Princess named as UNAids envoy
Her Royal Highness Princess Soamsawali Krom Muen Suddhanarinatha has been appointed as the UNAids Goodwill Ambassador for HIV Prevention in Asia and the Pacific, according to a press statement released by the United Nations body on Saturday.At the appointment ceremony, which was held at Chulalongkorn ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
34th Asean Summit to boost unity
Thailand is hosting the 34th Asean Summit under the theme of “Advancing Partnership for Sustainability”. As the Asean chair, Thailand wants to see member states forge closer ties on the basis of regional unity.The “advancing” part of the theme signifies dynamic changes to be made ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Asean leaders back Thai push for RCEP deal
Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have vowed to try to conclude the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) this year, deputy government spokesman Werachon Sukondhapatipak said on Saturday.Keep reading ...
Kornchanok Raksaseri
Seeing Asean straight as Thailand chairs
When Asean organises big meetings, the tendency for the host is to talk up a brouhaha. So it goes with the 34th Asean summit under Thailand’s rotating chairmanship this year. By year’s end, several hundred Asean-related meetings will have taken place, highlighted by the final ...
Thitinan Pongsudhirak