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Thailand is returning to the negotiating table for a Thai-European Union (EU) free-trade agreement (FTA) after the green light was given by the new government, according to Auramon Supthaweethum, director-general of the Trade Negotiations Department.“This follows a directive from the new Deputy Prime Minister and ...

The Commerce Ministry has made oil palm and rubber the top priority farm products for the new government to tackle under the income guarantee scheme.Whichai Phochanakij, director-general of Internal Trade Department, said it is preparing data and guidelines for the income guarantee scheme for five ...

The government should put more effort into improving children’s mathematics skills to handle changes in the current world, an academic said, amid signs that the country is lagging regional competitors in innovation development.While science and mathematics are keys to innovation, there is big room for ...

The unseasonal drought currently affecting the lower Mekong Region has alerted both the public and the authorities to the activities of a series of dams further upstream on the international river.Jinghong Dam in China and Xayaburi Dam in Laos are both being blamed for the ...

Tackling the problems of people’s livelihoods is the most important of the government’s 12 urgent policies outlined to parliament on July 25, according to the result of an opinion survey carried out by Suan Dusit Rajabhat University, or Suan Dusit Poll.Keep reading ...

Last year, we were saddened by the hazards related to dam failures in the Mekong River basin after one of the saddle dams on the Xe Pian-Xe Namnoy hydro-electric project in Laos collapsed and the large amounts of impounded water then gushed downstream, causing massive ...

If you’ve been around Bangkok over the past few months, you may have seen a young woman accompanied by a black Labrador riding the BTS Skytrain or strolling through some department stores. Her story with Luther, her guide dog, has gone viral on social media.Keep ...

Thailand was ranked 56 out of 194 countries in the Government AI Readiness Index 2019 while Singapore sat top of the chart, according to UK-based consultancy Oxford Insights.Thailand was given a 5.458 rating out of 10, one spot above Indonesia at 57, which gained a ...

Companies will face legal action and have their assets seized if they fail to make the mandatory contributions to the Social Security and Workmen’s Compensation funds, the Social Security Office has warned.Secretary-general Ananchai Uthaipattanacheep said on Thursday that penalties will be imposed on employers who ...

Rice exporters on Wednesday lowered their target for the year from 9.5 million tonnes to 9 million, after a sharp fall in first-half shipments due to the strong baht and ample global stockpiles.Thailand’s rice exports from January to June this year fell 19.6% compared with ...