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NESDC mulls Southern Economic Corridor scheme
The National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) plans to propose developing a Southern Economic Corridor to the new government in a similar fashion to the ongoing Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) scheme.Keep reading ...
Chatrudee Theparat
NHCO prepares policies to support aging society
The National Health Commission Office (NHCO) has held an assembly to discuss policies to support the aging society.Keep watching ...
High tide causes flooding in Samut Prakan
Levees were being raised higher at a sluice gate under construction in Bang Bo district on Friday after a high tide overflowed, flash flooding about 40 homes, on Thursday night.Moo 5 village of tambon Khlong Dan was flooded without warning about 7.30pm. Within 10 minutes ...
Sutthiwit Chayutworakan
Energy Ministry increases Renewable Energy ratio
On the move to reinforce electricity security, the Ministry of Energy has amended its Alternative Energy Development Plan (AEDP) 2018 to comply with the national electricity generating capacity development, increasing the ratio of electricity generation from renewable energy sources to 29,358 megawatts by 2037.Keep reading ...
Tanakorn Sangiam
MoU inked to solve staff shortages
The Equitable Education Fund has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with state agencies to give scholarships to 300 students for the 2020 semester to address the shortage of teaching staff in remote areas.Through the khru rak thin programme, which means “teachers love the homeland”, ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Thailand's CP plans $330m seaside hub linked to high-speed rail
Thai conglomerate Charoen Pokphand Group plans to build a huge commercial and residential complex in the beach city of Pattaya, the Nikkei Asian Review has learned, a project expected to boost profitability of a $7.3 billion high-speed rail line that the company has been chosen ...
Curbs slash imports of plastic, e-waste
Imports of plastic and electronic waste have declined sharply after the government curbed imports of foreign waste, says the Customs Department.Plastic waste imported to Thailand fell to 174,000 tonnes during the five months to May from 571,000 tonnes for the full year of 2018, while ...
Wichit Chantanusornsiri
Villagers in Laos and Thailand Suffer as China Opens the Floodgates on Mekong River Dams
Villagers living near the Mekong River in Thailand and Laos are finding it difficult to cope with sudden releases of water from dams upstream in China.More than 200 famililes living in Laos’ Bokeo province have suffered because of sudden increases in the height of the ...
DPM Wissanu attends Thailand Competitiveness 2019 seminar
The Deputy Prime Minister for Legal Affairs has indicated that competitiveness can be driven by using innovation, creative ideas, and technology, during a seminar on competitiveness of Thailand in Bangkok.Keep watching ...
TNSC predicts income loss of B500bn
Exporters are estimated to lose as much as 500 billion baht worth of income from the strong baht this year, with small-scale entrepreneurs hit the hardest.According to Visit Limlurcha, vice-chairman of the Thai National Shippers’ Council, exporters have lost about 200 billion baht worth of ...
Phusadee Arunmas