Bangkok Post
Govt proposes new taxes on salty, processed food
A new tax on salty foods will target frozen products, canned foods and instant noodles, the Excise Department says. However, seasonings such as fish sauce, soy sauce and salt will be exempted.Department director-general Patchara Anuntasilpa said the agency is working with the Public Health Ministry ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Protesting temp workers win better job security
The Education Ministry on Wednesday bowed to pressure from temporary employees of the Office of the Basic Education Commission (Obec), agreeing to employ them under an old hiring system widely seen to offer better remuneration and greater job security.Keep reading ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Bangkok readies for Asean Summit
Thailand is preparing to welcome the leaders of 10 Asean nations and their dialogue partners, including US President Donald Trump — if he decides to come to the Asean Summit himself.Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in and Chinese Prime Minister Li ...
Mongkol Bangprapa
Thailand near bottom of privacy protection table
Thailand placed in the bottom five out of 47 countries ranked for privacy protection, according to a study by Comparitech, a website that researches and compares technology services.Thailand and Malaysia posted scores of 2.6 out of 5, trailed only by India (2.4), Russia (2.1) and ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Dams a threat to Mekong
Almost a decade ago, Vietnam was the most vocal neighbour in opposing Laos’ first dam on the Mekong River. Now, it has become a partner in the Lao government’s Luang Prabang dam project — its fifth on the mighty river. This new partnership is worrying, ...
Editorial
Human traffickers flout 99% of court orders to compensate their victims
Human traffickers in Thailand have ignored court orders to compensate victims in more than 99% of cases in recent years, fuelling fears that many survivors could be re-trafficked, data obtained exclusively by the Thomson Reuters Foundation revealed.Keep reading ...
Nanchanok Wongsamuth
EU open to resuming free trade talks with Thailand
The European Union aims to resume negotiations with Thailand on a free trade agreement (FTA), the Council of the European Union said in a statement, after earlier suspending trade talks following a 2014 military coup.The statement linked the decision to the general election in March ...
Reuters
MPs prep for budget vote
The government and opposition parties will have separate meetings on Tuesday as they gear up for Thursday’s debate on the 3.2-trillion-baht budget bill for the fiscal year 2020.The vote on the budget bill will be a high-stakes battle between the Phalang Pracharath Party (PPRP)-led coalition ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
A starchy safety net
The stage is set for practical risk management for grassroots farmers, who chance natural disasters ruining crops every year, through a micro-insurance policy for rice harvests, a flagship Thai commodity.A crop insurance project in Thailand was launched in 2011 via integration of a public-private partnership, ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
NBTC: EEC may get first taste of 5G adoption
The Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) areas could see 5G rolled out, along with industrial and healthcare zones by next October, says the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC).The EEC is the government’s flagship investment scheme, spanning the eastern provinces of Chon Buri, Rayong and Chachoengsao. ...
Komsan Tortermvasana
