The Nation

Thai bottled water producers have responded well to a plan to stop using cap seals, which will not only decrease plastic waste but also reduce unnecessary production costs.Keep reading ...

Most of the 60,000 children living in camps at construction sites in Thailand have been deprived of a proper childhood, according to the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (Unicef).Keep reading ...

In September 1957, representatives from the four countries in the lower Mekong basin met in Bangkok to take the first steps towards cooperative development and management of their shared water resources. The agreement they signed established the Mekong Committee, the predecessor of the Mekong River ...

With a sand beach revealed as the Mekong River subsided for the summer season, the Nong Khai community saw opportunity to create a tourist attraction. Residents set up 55 food stalls on the riverbank near a 500-metre-long waterfront sand dune in Ban Phan Prao village ...

A governor’s directive to bar entry to reserve forest lands and parks to reduce hazardous pollution in the North has so far failed to reverse the amount of PM10 particulates in Mae Hong Song.Keep reading ...

Innovation and technology are expected to be the tools for solving the most critical problems while the development of an innovation ecosystem is the crucial factor in creating an positive impact on the world. Keep reading ...

Thailand and Myanmar are expected by the end of this month (March) to sign a memorandum of understanding for the Initial Implementation of a Cross-border Transport Agreement (IICBTA) to facilitate crucial improvements in logistics within the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS).Keep reading ...

Fire-fighters and volunteers in Mae Hong Son are battling brush fires along highways and on mountains day and night despite woodlands being officially sealed off. The fires have for almost five consecutive days smothered the northern province in a haze of small-particle dust that is ...

Academic says significant damage is proved by report, disputed by company. Findings of toxic contamination from Akara Resources’ gold mine have been hailed as significant scientific confirmation of an environmental disaster in Phichit.Keep reading ...

Experts urge government to set up a committee and undertake a feasibility study so that a final decision can be made. Despite a history going back three centuries, the highly controversial and politically sensitive proposed Kra Canal mega-project in southern Thailand is once again up ...