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Business operators have high expectations that the country’s energy policymakers will soon open licence granting for waste-to-energy power plants with a combined capacity of 300 megawatts. Keep reading ...

Thailand has been removed from an international watch list of eight countries of “primary concern” in the illegal ivory trade. Somkiat Sunthornpitakkul, director-general of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plants Conservation’s Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora Division revealed the improved status ...

Thailand’s finest tomato production areas along Mekong River in the northeastern region have suffered serious impacts from dams in the lower Mekong River Basin, causing financial distress for the local farmers and threatening their livelihoods.Keep reading ...

A communitirs-led emergency response plan is being advocated to cope with water hazards and dam disasters on the entire Mekong River Basin, as climate change magnifies the threats of water disasters posed by dams.Keep reading ...

The Office of National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB), the National Electronics and Computer Technology Centre (NECTEC), the National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) and the Ministry of Science and Technologies have joined up to help alleviate poverty in Thailand. Keep reading ...

The National Environment Board has approved an environmental impact assessment (EIA) for the construction of affordable rental housing units in Chonburi, and a Nong Khai-Khon Kaen dual railway project. Members of the National Environment and other related agencies approved the EIA report commissioned for the ...

You need strong human capabilities to be able to make use of Artificial Intelligence (AI). It is only when the two are combined together can progress and productivity be maximised, said Hau L Lee, The Thoma Professor of Operations, Information and Technology, Stanford Graduate School ...

“We are living in a VUCA world characterized by volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity.  The United Nations needs to adapt to meet the challenges of the VUCA environment in order to fulfil its noble mission of peace and security, development, and human rights. Thailand therefore ...

Fortify Rights has accused Thai authorities and a Thai gold mining company of violating the rights of local environmental defenders involved in opposing a gold mine in northeastern Thailand for more than a decade. The organisation released a new 90-page report, “We Fight to Protect Our ...

As we pointed out in our previous article on Sept 5, we are probably at a late stage of the current economic cycle, but nowhere near the end of it. Gross domestic product growth, both global and domestic, has been creeping up at slightly above ...