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Political stalemate hits cybersecurity bill
The new cybersecurity bill may be delayed because many of the important posts and committees critical to the law’s effectiveness will have to be appointed by the new government, whose formation date is uncertain, says a legal expert. Keep reading ...
Suchit Leesa-Nguansuk
Thailand to speed up train link with China
Thailand has pledged to get its high-speed train through Isan running in time to link up with the line that will connect with the track being built through Laos to China. Keep reading ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Govt appraises four major EEC projects
Prime Minister Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha chaired a meeting of the EEC Policy Committee this week, which reported on progress of four major projects including a high-speed rail linking three airports.The U-Tapao Airport and Eastern Aviation City Development Project is currently in the process of evaluating ...
Thailand and Cambodia cooperate on cross border migrant workers
Protecting migrant workers rights and enhancing multi-stakeholder dialogue to prevent human trafficking between Thailand and Cambodia will be front and centre at an international conference in Siem Reap, Cambodia today, April 25.Keep reading ...
Sreypov Men
World Bank downgrades Thailand’s 2019 GDP growth to 3.8%
The World Bank is downgrading Thailand’s growth projections to 3.8% from 3.9% for 2019. This compares to last year’s 4.1% GDP. The Bank says that export growth has shrunk to 5.7% from last year’s 5.9%.The World Bank’s senior economist for Thailand, Mr. Kiatpong Ariyapratya, says ...
Education Ministry spends Bt10m to study labour market
The government has decided to spend Bt10 million on a study to pinpoint the labour market’s needs, boost employment and find a way to help youngsters choose a suitable career path.Keep reading ...
The Nation Reporter
Staff shortages loom at state hospitals
The Medical Council of Thailand has set up a working group to study the impact of a government move to stop giving official positions to all medical graduates working at state hospitals. “We are worried about the effect of this policy and we believe its ...
Apinya Wipatayotin
Companies, including media, need sexual-harassment policies, experts tell seminar
Anti-sexual harassment advocates and legal experts have called on society and the media to stand up against sexual harassment by refusing to tolerate it, and to introduce a new code of conduct against harassment as well as against media malpractice within media organisations.Keep reading ...
The Nation Reporter
Thailand resisting falling into rail debt trap
Despite Thailand’s vow to rely on domestic funding as it expands its network of high-speed railways, it could soon accept the offer of a low-interest loan from the Export-Import Bank of China (CEXIM), raising concerns about whether the country is on the verge of falling ...
Zero Burn campaign minimizes farming emission
The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives has joined forces with the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives and private companies to launch a Zero Burn campaign discouraging burning of waste at farms to reduce emissions of smoke and dust from the agricultural sector.Keep reading ...
Tanakorn Sangiam