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Bangkok canals clogged with tonnes of rubbish
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) collected close to 400,000 tonnes of garbage in canals across the capital over the past five years, the Department of Drainage and Sewerage says.Between 2015 and 2019, the BMA collected 387,261 tonnes of trash from 948 canals across Bangkok, Sansern ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Innovation to tackle flooding at industrial estates
The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) collaborated with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Chichibu Chemical in the construction of a Plastic Rainwater Storage Structure (PRSS) to prevent damages from inundation at industrial estates in Thailand, starting with a pilot run at Latkrabang ...
The Nation Reporter
Energy Minister promotes community-based power
Energy Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong, who is currently on a tour of the Northeast, visited a rice product promotion centre in Ban Non Rang in Khon Kaen on Thursday (December 19) to see firsthand the success of the centre and promote the community-based power plant policy ...
The Nation Reporter
Digital transformation in finance
Organizations today face many challenges related to finance and accounting and the account closing process is perhaps the most challenging of these.The current process requires high detail and is time consuming, while the reconciliation process is also tedious. Moreover, with deadlines inevitably tight at the ...
Montri Khongkruephan
Farmers happiness index improves from previous year
Thai farmers’ happiness index in 2018 has improved from the previous year, according to the survey by Office of Agricultural Economics (OAE). OAE secretary-general Rapheephat Chansriwong revealed on Thursday (December 19) that the OAE has surveyed and compiled the happiness index of Thai farmers nationwide ...
The Nation Reporter
NEA to use AI and Big Data to boost exports
The New Economy Academy (NEA), an agency under the Commerce Ministry’s Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP), says it will use AI and Big Data to promote SMEs and analyse the demand of foreign consumers based on their behaviours, trends and cultures.NEA director Nanthaphong Jiralertphong ...
The Nation Reporter
Export-Import Bank of Thailand launches New Year schemes to help SMEs
In making the announcement, the bank’s president Pisit Serewiwattana noted that the 2019 global economic and trade expansion at 10-year low rates of 3.0 per cent and 1.1 per cent respectively and the prevailing low inflation and interest rates have dampened Thailand’s international trade.Keep reading ...
MoU signed for lowering of green house gas emission
The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) on December 18 signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Japan’s Dowa Eco-System Co Ltd (DES) for the fluorocarbons (FCs) management project of the Ministry of the Environment.The signing is related to the Japan government’s help in improving ...
The Nation Reporter
Isaan human rights defenders between fight or flight
Over 300 people gathered at Ubon Ratchathani University on Monday to discuss the state of human rights in the Northeast and the country.The 10th Annual Isaan Human Rights Festival gathered communities from across the region, activists, scholars, students, and foreign diplomats. Ambassador of Sweden, Staffan ...
Law 'still failing migrants'
The Prayut Chan-o-cha government is failing in efforts to improve conditions for migrant workers, but has made progress against human trafficking, labour rights advocates said on Wednesday.They praised authorities for combating illegal entry of workers, but said legal protection for immigrants as well as educational ...
Penchan Charoensuthipan
