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The Department of Highways has seven key projects worth more than 124 billion baht in the pipeline for 2020, department chief Sarawut Songsivilai said on Wednesday.Of them, the design work for five projects is complete with median prices being calculated for bidding, Mr Sarawut said, ...

Workers’ wages won’t stretch very far this year amid a protracted economic slowdown that will hit pockets hard, say experts and labour leaders.“Save wages to pay off debts and work overtime to make ends meet”, is advice that sums up the outlook for workers this ...

Authorities have warned 31 provinces to prepare for severe drought this year.The Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA) said that drought might affect 61 water production facilities covering 82 districts of 31 provinces — 15 in the Northeast, nine in the North, six in the South and ...

Among Natural Resources and Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa’s top priorities is reducing the amount of single-use plastic bags. To help him, 75 department stores, convenience stores and other shops with more than 24,500 branches nationwide have agreed to do so and from Wednesday they will ...

Eight provinces along the Mekong River have been told to brace themselves for a dip in water levels between Jan 1-4 as tests at Jinghong hydroelectric power station in China’s Yunnan province are expected decrease of water outflows.According to the Office of National Water Resources ...

It seems 2019 was not the best year for the education system as Thai students still performed below the international average. Meanwhile, The Education Ministry’s plan to merge small-sized schools with fewer than 40 students into larger ones sparked protests. Another issue was the school ...

Thailand’s internet economy this year was driven mostly by one thing: convenience.The drive to simplify life, save time and skip heavy traffic and bad air saw the lives of Bangkok residents change, driven by apps like Grab and Get for food and transport, Lazada for ...

The new minimum daily wage rate, with a few baht increase depending on location, will take effect as of Wednesday in what is dubbed a tiny new year’s gift for labourers.The new structure which is announced in the Royal Gazette on Friday will see minimum ...

Labour rights advocates have questioned the government’s claim of more businesses opening shop as opposed to closing down, insisting that new companies may not be hiring as many workers as expected.Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha earlier countered concerns about a stagnant economy saying that more than ...

Prime Minister and Defence Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered the military to be more proactive in tackling fake news online.“Gen Prayut has ordered the Defence Ministry’s directorates and the armed forces to increase monitoring and examination of fake news and step up its response to ...