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New US measures to raise costs for food shippers
Thai food exporters are being urged to study and prepare for stringent new US measures on imported food aimed at combating increasing cases of foodborne illness. Keep reading ...
Phusadee Arunmas
EEC Office reworking Map Ta Phut returns
The Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) Office will resubmit the bidding conclusion for the third phase of Map Ta Phut port to the cabinet next Tuesday as it wants to reconsider the return on investment for this megaproject. Keep reading ...
Lamonphet Apisitniran
Thailand promotes AI, robotics technology to spur industry 4.0 readiness
Thailand-based manufacturers should seize the opportunity offered by the government’s investment promotion policy to enhance production efficiency and industry 4.0 transformation by embracing and implementing artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics technology, speakers told in a seminar held recently by Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) and ...
Thai Foreign Affairs Minister Confirms China Will Halt Mekong Rapids Blasting
Mr. Niwat Roykaew, founder of the Rak Chiang Khong Group in northern Thailand, has shared a letter he received on behalf of the Network of Thai People in Eight Mekong Provinces from Mr. Don Pramudwinai, the Thai Minister of Foreign Affairs, that confirms media reports ...
PCEC learns about food security and safety
As a child, were you told to “eat your food, remember all those starving children in China”? Well the problem is getting worse: one in nine people around the world is hungry; and the population is predicted to reach 9 billion by the year 2050. ...
Energy Ministry girds for disrupted oil supply
The Energy Ministry has ordered relevant oil and gas regulators to monitor the political conflict in the Middle East to prepare for an interruption of petroleum supplies in a worst-case scenario. Keep reading ...
Yuthana Praiwan
Long overdue, or a step too far?
Thailand faces unique threats from cyber-attacks that will only increase as the economy becomes more digitised. With the passage of the Cybersecurity Act, the government seeks to aggressively confront the problem with enforcement power, but some experts fear that such power could be abused and ...
Suchit Leesa-Nguansuk
Activist urges govt to protect prime 'red-yolk' plots
A local activist is asking the government to set aside prime agricultural plots known as “red-yolk” plots to reduce the environmental impact of the regime’s flagship Eastern Economic Corridor Project (EEC).Keep reading ...
Thana Boonlert
ASEAN chooses convenience over health
Skip health reasons or nutrition – convenience is far more important for Southeast Asians when choosing what to eat for breakfast.A recent survey by nutrition company Herbalife Nutrition found that while the majority of Asia Pacific consumers are aware of the benefits of a healthy ...
Coral bleaching reported in Thai waters
The Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) has reported several occurrences of coral bleaching in the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand due to higher sea temperature. The department is currently monitoring the situation closely.Keep watching ...
