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Thailand leads Asean IoT exploration poll
Thailand is the top country in Asean for enterprises to explore and implement Internet of Things (IoT) solutions to boost their productivity and innovation, thanks to awareness based on government policy and investment in both soft and hard infrastructure, according to a survey. Keep reading ...
Komsan Tortermvasana
2018 Asian Regional Public Debt Management Forum
The Public Debt Management Office (PDMO), Ministry of Finance together with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) held the “2018 Asian Regional Public Debt Management Forum” from June 13-15, 2018 at the Nora Buri Resort & Spa, Koh Samui, Suratthani. Keep reading ...
Thailand threatens to quit Pisa test
Thailand may boycott the 2018 Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa) this August if the test organiser refuses to allow the Education Ministry to proof-read the translated examination papers in advance.Keep reading ...
Dumrongkiat Mala
Govt considers ‘total ban’ on the import of e-waste
The government is seriously considering an immediate ban on the import of electronic waste.“We will determine if the use of Article 44 is necessary to enforce the ban,” Defence Ministry spokesman Lt-General Kongcheep Tantravanich said yesterday (June 20) , referring to the decision by a ...
The Nation Reporter
10-year irrigation plan set in support of EEC
Rayong Irrigation Project has come up with a 10-year plan to ensure water availability for the Eastern Economic Corridor project. Rayong Irrigation Project Director Prasan Prueksachart said the irrigation plan to support the EEC project which will be piloted in Rayong calls for the province ...
Tanakorn Sangiam
6th Marine Science Conference focusing on better management and value of marine resources
Thailand’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment is presenting how it intends to use research to manage better and enhance the value of Thailand’s marine resources at the 6th Marine Science Conference taking place in Bangsaen of Chonburi. Keep reading ...
Itiporn Lakarnchua
Dangerous electronic waste found in Samut Prakan
Deputy National Police Chief Pol Gen Weerachai Songmetta found illegal electronic waste at a treatment plant in Samut Prakan province during a raid on Tuesday (June 19) . Keep reading ...
Nuppol Suvansombut
PM receives strong support during UK visit
During his first trip to the United Kingdom in four years, Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-ocha met British Prime Minister Theresa May, invited leading British entrepreneurs to invest in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) and received strong support from Thais residing in London, who delivered ...
Itiporn Lakarnchua
Sustainability redefined
A Unesco-supported Biosphere Reserve in Chiang Mai has been so successful it’s serving as a model for programmes all over the region.Located at the head of the Mae Sa Watershed in the Mae Sa-Kog Ma Biosphere Reserve – a crucial component of the greater Chiang ...
M Wade Million
Thailand to use Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to Monitor Illegal Fishing
On 14 June 2018, General Chatchai Sarikulya, Deputy Prime Minister, visited U-tapao Airport, Rayong Province, to oversee the launch of unmanned aerial vehicles’ (UAV) sea patrol operations that will strengthen monitoring, control and surveillance (MCS) capacity against illegal fishing. Keep reading ...
