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The second Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge across the Moei river in Tak’s Mae Sot district will be officially opened on Oct 30, according to a press release from the Highway Department.The opening ceremony will be co-chaired by Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob and Myanmar’s Minister of Construction ...

Two southern Thailand national parks have been recognised as ASEAN heritage parks at this week’s 15th ASEAN environment ministers’ meeting in Siem Reap, Cambodia, the home of Angkor Wat. Warawut Silpa-archa, Thailand’s Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, told reporters the ASEAN environment ministers voted ...

Fine dust levels were deemed slightly unsafe in Bangkok’s Bang Kholaem and Bang Phlat districts on Friday morning due to stagnant air and heavy traffic, according to the Pollution Control Department.Director-general Pralong Damrongthai said on Friday that particulate matter 2.5 micrometres and less in diameter ...

The board of the National Health Security Office (NHSO) on Thursday agreed to include 24 rare but severe diseases into the universal health coverage scheme.The board also set aside an additional budget of 12.85 million baht to fund treatment of these diseases.Keep reading ...

The corpse of one wild elephant has been dismembered and removed from Haew Narok waterfall as the operation to clear the area was battered by heavy rains over Khao Yai National Park on Friday.Park officials, with help from veterinarians and volunteers of the Disaster Response ...

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has welcomed Thai efforts to reduce statelessness among children, according to a statement issued on Thursday.In a statement, the UN refugee agency said it welcomed a development in which more than 60,000 stateless students in Thailand could ...

To help promote small businesses and increase product value to generate more national revenue, the Prime Minister has pledged to fulfill requests from startup businesses to streamline government regulations in order to reduce costs of foreign technology imports.Keep reading ...

The Ministry of Social Development and Human Security today (October 10) started to transfer Bt600 to government bank accounts of qualified parents of newborns who registered for the Child Support Grant (CSG) project.Keep reading ...

The World Bank has reduced its forecast for Thailand’s economic expansion in 2019 from 3.5 to 2.7 per cent, while 2020 speculation was also brought down to 2.9 per cent from the earlier figure of 3.9 per cent.The World Bank had predicted in April that ...

Thailand could improve its competitiveness among nations by tackling its weakest points – a lack of critical thinking in teaching, failure to dominate any markets, and unsafe drinking water, according to Switzerland-based World Economic Forum.Keep reading ...