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    Industry Ministry announces measures to help flood victims

    The Ministry of Industry announced measures to provide immediate assistance to entrepreneurs being affected by tropical storm Podul. The recent flooding has damaged more than 380 entrepreneurs, causing them more than 133 million baht collectively.Keep warching ...

    Committee calls for action against strong baht to improve economic performance

    The office of the Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) is concerned by the performance of the Thai economy in the second half of 2019. The office fears that the lack of stimulating factors and an ever-stronger baht may lead to lower ...

    The Nation Reporter

    Govt eyes Khmer power plans

    Thailand will on Thursday discuss with Cambodia the issue involving the energy-rich overlapping marine territory claimed by both countries on the sidelines of the ongoing meeting of Asean energy ministers, Energy Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong says.Keep reading ...

    Bangkok Post Reporter

    ERC looks into free rural electricity

    The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is considering offering free electricity to local communities and villages around power plants nationwide, in line with an assignment from Energy Minister Sontirat Sontijarawong.Keep reading ...

    Yuthana Praiwan

    The less-cash economy

    Even though cash remains the preferred mode of payment in Thailand, its share is on a gradual decline in light of efforts by the government to promote electronic payments under its National e-Payment Master Plan, according to a report by the data and analytics company ...

    Bangkok Post Reporter

    Asia-Pacific Climate Week kicks off in Bangkok

    Participants at this week’s Asia-Pacific Climate Week (APCW), which runs from 2-6 September in Bangkok, are hoping it will build momentum on climate action ahead of the New York climate summit later this month and the UN climate talks in Chile in December.Keep reading ...

    Floods remain, heavy rain to continue

    Floods remain in seven provinces and heavy rain is forecast to continue due to the influence of departing storm Kajiki.Chayaphol Thitisak, director-general of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, on Wednesday reported flooding in Amnat Charoen, Khon Kaen, Phichit, Phitsanulok, Roi Et, Ubon Ratchathani ...

    Bangkok Post Reporter

    Employee help fund 'still healthy'

    A senior labour official has dismissed concerns that the government’s employee compensation fund is running out of money to provide financial aid following a spike in unemployment.Department of Labour Protection and Welfare chief, Wiwat Tanhong, said the fund does not have any liquidity problem and ...

    Penchan Charoensuthipan

    China’s ‘Belt and Road’ risks Paris climate goals

    Carbon-heavy development in countries part of China’s Belt and Road Initiative could render the Paris climate goals unreachable, according to a new analysis on the gargantuan global infrastructure project released Monday. The massive network of ports, railways, roads and industrial parks spanning Asia, Africa, the ...

    Expect more job loses as exports contract, tourism slows: NESDC

    Unemployment is set to rise amid a contraction in exports and a tourism slowdown, warned the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) on Monday.The state think tank said that despite the unemployment rate remaining low and incomes increasing, the labour market must be closely ...

    Wichit Chaitrong

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