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Reject cannabis extract patents or be sued, researchers warn
Medical researchers appear poised to sue the Intellectual Property Department after it registered patents for cannabis extract products. At least two patents have been granted for cannabinoid products, despite the Intellectual Property Department insisting it is impossible for anyone to own a cannabis extract patent.Keep ...
Pratch Rujivanarom
Anxiety mounts over nuclear waste found in Laem Chabang Port
Academics have urged authorities to fully disclose information about the radioactive waste found at Laem Chabang Port and investigate the shipment’s entire route.The Office of Atoms for Peace (OAP) and the Port Authority of Thailand have said the radioactive waste was safely retrieved from the ...
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China economic ties gain boost
Thailand is seeking to further flesh out its strategic economic cooperation with China by promoting another layer of ties built on direct connections with some Chinese provinces.After meeting China’s State Councillor Wang Yong in Beijing on Wednesday (Nov,7 ), Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak revealed ...
The Nation Reporter
Tap blockchain to help beat corruption
In a bid to boost government transparency and accountability, new technologies should be explored and used to fight corruption more effectively. One of the most promising technologies is called blockchain, which is essentially a list of records linked together using crytography and time-stamps. This forms ...
The Nation Reporter
Terminal 2 at U-Tapao airport to be fully opened in February
The second passenger terminal building at U-Tapao International Airport will be fully opened in February, the airport’s director said.Rear Adm Luachai Sri-iamkul, the director of the airport, said the new terminal has been partially opened for domestic flight passengers and for inbound international flight passengers.Keep ...
The Nation Reporter
Marijuana bill shortened to allow quicker legislation
The cabinet will next Tuesday deliberate a shortened bill on legalising marijuana for medical use. The new version of the bill was proposed yesterday, and supporters reckon it will become law as early as next month. “This bill will only have 17 Articles,” Deputy Prime ...
Khanittha Theppachorn
Same-sex marriage bill is two steps away from becoming law
The government has moved to allay fears that time is running out before next February’s general election to enact new legislation that protects the rights of same-sex partners.The Life Partnership bill will be before the cabinet by the end of the month, said Kerdchoke Kasamwongjit, ...
The Nation Reporter
Adapt or fail, varsities warned
Disruptive technologies are going to bring down Thai universities’ rankings – no matter how well regarded they are now – unless they adjust quickly and efficiently, Deputy Education Minister Udom Kachintorn has warned. “For one thing, Thailand’s birth rate has fallen drastically,” Udom said at ...
Chularat Saengpassa
Move to set up educational institutes that can develop manpower for EEC
Thailand’s higher-education sector is shifting gears towards the future – setting sights on new engines of growth as well as the much-vaunted Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC).“We will have to prepare courses that respond to the development of target industries in the EEC,” Office of Higher ...
Chularat Saengpassa
EEC threat to water resources
The risk of water scarcity is looming in the East, thanks mainly to a boom in industrial development in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC). Experts have been expressing concerns that the rising demand for water in the three EEC provinces – Chon Buri, Rayong and ...
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