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As part of the government’s bid to reform the agricultural sector, a new national agriculture database will be jointly developed by all nine ministries and one organisation under the Prime Minister’s Office.Led by the Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry, the 10 parties on Wednesday signed a ...

Thailand is notorious for its ad hoc responses to recurring and foreseeable problems– from seasonal flooding and drought to fatal road accidents during holidays. In recent years, dangerously unhealthy smog caused by fine dust particles known as PM2.5 has become another predictable threat that has ...

In a move to help the government cope with Thailand’s ageing society, the cabinet on Tuesday approved a proposal to let freelance workers up to 65 years of age register under the social security system.This decision will benefit the 4.36 million self-employed people aged 60 ...

We are drowning in plastics. Unless we change our behaviour, there will be more plastic by weight than fish in the ocean by 2050. Solving this crisis requires us to do more than just banning plastic straws. We need a paradigm shift. We must adopt ...

The Electronic Transactions Development Agency (ETDA) has vowed to push ahead with a regulatory system for digital certificate issuers and digital identification service as key missions next year.Digital certificate issuers, known as Certification Authority (CA), act as a third party to help confirm authenticity of ...

Exports fell for the fourth straight month in November, plunging by 7.39% year-on-year, attributed largely to lower oil and farm product prices, the world’s economic and trade slowdown, ongoing trade tensions between the US and China and baht appreciation.The Commerce Ministry reported on Monday customs-cleared ...

The National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (Nectec) is gearing up to study to tremendously high-frequency terahertz for use in non-destructive testing for various sectors such as farming, food and security.“In the next two years, Nectec will conduct deep research and make use of terahertz ...

Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives Thamanat Prompow’s proposal to give away 30 million latex pillows to support rubber farmers has prompted questions about its sustainability and transparency, forcing one of his close aides to mount a defense of the plan on Monday.This came after ...

The government is bracing for salt water intrusion into four major rivers, including the Chao Phraya, as low fresh water levels may have affected tap water production. Authorities fear that a lack of fresh water will cause sea water to flow into inland rivers.Keep reading ...

Thailand plans to grant 8.5-billion-baht in loans next year to Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia to build four new transnational roads under the Asean Connectivity initiative.The cabinet will be asked to give approval for the infrastructure development. Observers say the fast-growing economies of Myanmar and Cambodia ...