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Saving paradise by setting limits
Thailand’s renowned national parks phase in a green path to make tourism sustainable.Maya Bay has finally been closed down. On Thursday (May 31), park rangers at Had Nopparat Tara-Mu Ko Phi Phi marine national park placed buoys demarcating a no-access zone to prevent tourist boats ...
Piyaporn Wongruang
Rojana Laem Chabang Industrial Park to be established in Chonburi
A new industrial park will be established in Chonburi province as part of the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) project. The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) and Rojana Industrial Park Public Co., Ltd. have signed an agreement to build the 843-rai “Rojana Laem Chabang Industrial Park” ...
Thammarat Thadaphrom
China, Japan, Thailand seek trilateral business cooperation in Thailand's EEC
Representatives from China, Japan and Thailand on Thursday (May 31) spoke highly of Thailand’s Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) and expressed willingness to push for trilateral business cooperation there.The comments came at an international seminar held here in the Thai capital Bangkok on Thursday to discuss ...
TCC Land joins Alibaba for digital trade centres in aid of SMEs
TCC Land Asset World has joined forces with Alibaba.com to provide online – and -offline (O2O) business models for the ‘Tarad Tor Yod AEC Trade Centre’ project in support of the expansion of local entrepreneurs as well as small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to the ...
Jirapan Boonnoon
The Human Rights Obligations Of Thai Companies Investing In ASEAN
Thai companies are increasingly investing in neighboring ASEAN countries. While these investments have resulted in significant profits for both the companies and the host countries, they have also triggered adverse environmental and social issues.Keep reading ...
40% Of Thai Farmers Live Under Poverty Line
Some 40% of farming households are living below the poverty line, set at 32,000 baht a year, with the sector’s low income and higher debt a drag on the country’s economic growth, says the Bank of Thailand’s Puey Ungphakorn Institute for Economic Research’s (Pier) in ...
Rural poor squeezed by land concessions in Mekong region: report
Companies acquired concessions amounting to the size of a small European country, while rural residents of Southeast Asia’s Mekong region saw their landholdings shrink or disappear over the past two decades, according to researchers.Keep reading ...
Rina Chandran
Investment rush is harming environment
The recent massive crackdown on recycling factories processing hazardous electronic waste allegedly smuggled from abroad seems to be just the tip of the iceberg. Last week, police, local authorities and Revenue Department officials jointly raided five electronic recycling plants in Chachoengsao to stamp out pollution caused ...
Soonruth Bunyamanee
EEC needs 30,000 workers
The Ministry of Labour will meet with cabinet members and present a strategy to produce more skilled labourers to match demand from the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) within two months after a survey found that almost 30,000 qualified workers are still required in the special ...
Penchan Charoensuthipan
Build it and they will come: How Thailand’s great infrastructure leap is reshaping tourism
Thailand’s great push forward on mega-transportation projects is seeing strong dividends being paid in its tourism industry, reports Bill Barnett, founder and Managing Director of hotel industry expert consultancy C9 Hotelworks.Keep reading ...
