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Thousands of fire hotspots in North
A total of 2,201 hotspots were detected across the North on Tuesday, most of them in conservation forests, the Region 3 centre for prevention and mitigation of air pollution reported on Wednesday. Of the total, 1,388 hotspots were in the upper part of the region ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Thailand will leave no one behind development process, says Department of International Organisations
Thailand’s relevant policies and projects will ensure that no one is left behind in the development process, said Eksiri Pintaruchi Director-General of the Department of International Organisations on February 13.In the seminar titled “Asia and the Pacific Regional Seminar on the Contribution of Development to ...
The Nation Reporter
Operators seek tourism law reform following scam
Tour operators are calling for tourism laws to be reformed to protect travel agents, not only customers, following an alleged Japan tour scam worth 14 million baht. Ten retail travel agents filed a complaint against one wholesale company with the Royal Thai Police’s Central Investigation Bureau ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Bangkok's air quality reading crosses safe levels again today
As of 11am on Sunday, 35 air-quality monitoring stations reported most of Bangkok was covered in a haze of unsafe air.PM2.5 readings were between 38 and 70 micrograms per cubic metre of air (μg/m3) in most parts of the capital. PM2.5 are particles less than ...
The Nation Reporter
Thailand launches digital tourism project
The Digital Economy Promotion Agency (DEPA) of Thailand has launched a digital tourism project with an aim to encourage travel firms to widely use digital platforms.DEPA President and CEO Nuttapon Nimmanphatcharin said that the project will develop a national tourism tourism platform called ThailandCONNECX, helping ...
New regulation protects pregnant students from expulsion
A newly declared ministerial regulation has barred educational institutions from expelling students for pregnancy. The Minister of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation and the Minister of Education have employed authority bestowed by the Prevention and Solution of the Adolescent Pregnancy Problem Act to amend a ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Over 500 fires in northern Thailand spark alarm
More than half of the 1,005 fires recorded in Thailand on Wednesday were in the North, causing dangerous levels of pollution, according to the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency.The three provinces with the highest number of fires were Chiang Mai (205), Tak (156), and ...
The Nation Reporter
Consumer products likely to cost more despite cut in diesel price
The move by the Oil Fuel Fund Office to approve a reduction in the retail price of diesel by 50 satang per litre from Wednesday is unlikely to deter consumer goods makers from hiking prices.President of the Thai Wholesale and Retail Trade Association, Somchai Pornratanacharoen, ...
The Nation Reporter
Bangkok signs Asia declaration for clean water, land and air in cities
The Thai capital has joined other Asian cities in a binding agreement to improve the quality of their environment for citizens.The Indore 3R Declaration of Asian Mayors on Achieving Clean Water, Clean Land and Clean Air in Cities was signed during the 11th Regional 3R ...
The Nation Reporter
Thai Q4 GDP unexpectedly falls, 2023 outlook trimmed
Thailand’s economy unexpectedly contracted in the final quarter of 2022 as a rebound in the vital tourism sector was unable to offset falls in key sectors including exports and manufacturing.The planning agency responded by downgrading its outlook for this year.Keep reading ...
