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Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak is wooing the EU to revive talks on a Thai-EU free trade agreement after the next round of talks in October.He has also asked the EU to help convince Airbus to invest in an aircraft repair centre in Thailand’s Eastern ...

Thailand is aiming to be the first in Asia to have a national operation plan for the implementation of the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs), Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin said on Friday.Drafted by the Rights and Liberties Protection Department, the ...

Does your child know how to keep their personal data safe, or recognise trolling? To keep children safe online, Total Access Communication (DTAC) in partnership with Telenor Group and Digital Economy Promotion Agency (DEPA), is launching a new interactive website, SafeInternetForKid.com, to be used by ...

Experts have raised concerns over the number of young people entering the workforce who will have to support the elderly, but who have poor education and live in poverty.Up to 42% of young people in this group received a poor education, a major factor leading ...

Seven agencies signed a memorandum of cooperation on Thursday to promote health and well-being in the workplace and prevent occupational risks and work-related diseases.Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha presided over the signing of the agreement between the Interior, Labour, Public Health and Industry ministries, the Bangkok ...

The Industry Ministry plans to conclude the government’s agriculture development plan in October, expecting to spend 1 billion baht to launch support measures for Thai farmers.Pasu Loharjun, the industry permanent secretary, said the ministry is in talks with the Industrial Promotion Department and the Bank ...

The Industry Ministry signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with 13 investment partners to promote Thai startups by establishing InnoSpace (Thailand) Company Limited to act as a center for promoting and developing startups. The move is part of the government’s policy to raise Thailand as ...

While policymakers in Thailand are concerned about the dangers of e-cigarettes and have vowed to retain the ban on smoking devices, other countries in Asia are joining forces in their fight against tobacco.Keep reading ...

Foreign investors ranging from global giants to fast-growing start-ups are focusing on Thailand as it races to transform itself into Thailand 4.0, the region’s innovation and knowledge-based digital hub.Foreign companies specializing in such advanced technologies as aerospace, artificial intelligence, biosciences, electric vehicles, fintech, robotics and ...

Researchers have found microplastic in the stomach of mackerel caught in this southern province and will expand their study to include fish meat and shellfish.Saowalak Khaosaeng, research assistant at the provincial Marine National Park Operation Centre 3, said they began the research after daily morning ...