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ADB seeks co-financing of Thai projects
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is looking to co-financing deals of mass transit, double-track rail and renewal energy projects with the Thai companies, said Hideaki Iwasaki, the bank’s country director in the Kingdom.He said Thai government is in a strong fiscal position and has not ...
Wichit Chaitrong
Border trade contracts 0.07%
Trade growth in Thailand’s border areas has slowed down due to the struggling global economy and the ongoing trade war between China and the United States of America. In the first eight months of this year, Thailand’s border trade was valued at 915 billion baht, ...
Praphorn Praphornkul
Prayut pushes sustainability at UN
As chair of Asean, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday called on the bloc to accelerate plans for sustainable development while speaking at the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).Gen Prayut urged a greater regional trade partnership and public participation, as well as ...
Thana Boonlert
Govt evading climate truths
On Sept 20, more than 200 young demonstrators stormed into the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry to demand government action on climate change.Dropping to the floor to feign death in protest against mass species extinction, they sent a dramatic message to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha ...
August factory output falls 4.4% y-o-y, worse than forecast
Thailand’s manufacturing production index (MPI) in August dropped 4.4% from a year earlier, dragged down by lower production of cars, electronics and rubber products, the industry ministry said on Tuesday. That compares with a forecast of a 3.6% decline in a Reuters poll, and July’s ...
Commerce Ministry introduces policies to help farmers, small retail businesses, exports
The Commerce Ministry will push three policies to resolve the low prices of five agricultural goods, increase exports across borders and register geographical indication products for sale on e-commerce markets, Deputy Commerce Minister Sansern Samalapa said on Tuesday.Keep reading ...
The Nation Reporter
Project aims to inspire students to choose career paths to future EEC jobs
Secondary students and teachers will get a chance this November for further exposure to studies emphasising the interdisciplinary integration known as STEM (Science Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education.Keep reading ...
The Nation Reporter
Reservoir in Chachoengsao contaminated with heavy metals
People living around a small reservoir in Khao Hin Sorn district of Thailand’s eastern province of Chachoengsao have been told to stop using water from the reservoir after it was discovered that it is contaminated, beyond safety levels, with heavy metals.Officials of the Royal Irrigation ...
Mekong nations must unite to develop as climate changes: Asia-Europe meeting
A two-day 8th meeting between European and Asian nations concluded in Cambodia’s Siem Reap on September 20 with recommendations to enhance partnerships to promote inclusive growth and development.The annual gathering, “Enhancing Water Partnership towards the Sustainable Development and Inclusive Growth” was hosted September 19-20 by ...
The Nation Reporter
Experts warn unemployment will rise as world economy slows down
The Economic and Business Research Center for Reform at Rangsit University’s Institute of Economics predicts Thailand’s ease of doing business will improve due to positive impacts of long-term investment, but fears that in the short term, the unemployment rate will rise and personal income will ...
The Nation Reporter