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Thai coal major Banpu aims for 6-fold solar growth with Aussie deal
Banpu, Thailand’s largest coal company, has moved to acquire two solar farms in Australia as it seeks to boost capacity in this field of renewable energy roughly sixfold by 2025.Banpu announced Tuesday the 97.5 million Australian dollar ($75.4 million) purchase of the power stations with ...
BoT sets 2 paths for household debt
A central bank economist forecasts a crossroads for the country’s household debt over the next four years, either rising to 92.8% of GDP or declining to 79.1%.If Thai household debt grows at 1.2 times GDP, average growth over the past five years, the country’s household ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Govt targets 3m foreign tourists this year
Thailand is targeting three million foreign tourists this year, tied to a phased reopening to vaccinated visitors later this year, the state tourism agency said on Wednesday.The target is lower than the four million tourists projected by the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) in April, ...
Law to regulate social media content in the pipeline
A proposal for legislation to control social media content in Thailand was raised by the prime minister at Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting, government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri said.Prayut cited recent legislation in India to regulate social media, including various blogs, the spokesman said.India’s new rules require internet ...
The Nation Reporter
Disparity worsens ocean pollution
Ocean plastic pollution is threatening humanity and Thailand cannot escape the blame as one of the world’s worst marine polluters. Although the government has pledged to tackle marine pollution, one thing is certain. Success is out of reach if the state authorities fail to engage ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Thai industries sentiment hits 11-month low in May
Thailand’s industries sentiment dropped for a second straight month in May, hitting an 11-month low, due to a third wave of coronavirus infections and a slow vaccine rollout, an industries group said on Tuesday.The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) said its Thai industries sentiment index ...
ICI rises 1.6% as jabs boost investor sentiment
The Investor Confidence Index (ICI) for stocks in the next three months rose by 1.6% from the previous month and remains in the bullish zone as investors expect the Covid-19 vaccination programme to ease the pandemic situation.The upcoming nationwide vaccination drive is the main factor ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
ESCAP And Partners Launch Science-based E-learning Course To Tackle Marine Plastic Litter In Cities
Today, on World Oceans Day, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and partners are launching an e-learning course to help reduce the impact of plastic pollution. As part of the Closing the Loop project, the course, entitled Cities ...
Covid-19 Vaccine as Human Rights Due Diligence
The Bangkok Business and Human Rights Week is fast approaching amidst the Covid-19 public health crisis that is strongly related to violations of human rights. In the current global health crisis, the rapid development of Covid-19 vaccines has been an unprecedented scientific achievement. Yet most OECD ...
Bank of Thailand focuses on assistance measures to aid business customers affected by Covid-19
The Bank of Thailand (BOT) on Tuesday has amended conditions in soft loan decree to be more accessible to a wider range of borrowers, focusing on assisting SMEs in surviving during the pandemic.The BOT and the Finance Ministry have discussed with related parties to offer ...
