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The Prime Minister has revealed that the government has allocated 20 billion baht to the Village and Urban Community Fund Project, in a bid to create jobs. Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha made the announcement to members of village funds nationwide. Each fund receives up ...

A major energy review by Thailand has delayed the launch of a controversial dam on the Mekong. This could lead to further questions about future hydropower projects along the river.The Chinese-backed Pak Beng dam in Laos was supposed to be the third dam under construction ...

Best Logistics Technology, a Chinese comprehensive logistics supply chain service based in Zhejiang, is committed to investing 5 billion baht to develop logistics technology in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC).Keep reading ...

Thailand will host the upcoming 8th ACMECS Summit on 15-16 June 2018 in Bangkok and will kick-start with the ‘ACMECS CEO Forum’ under the theme “Connecting Our Future: Enhancing ACMECS Cooperation and Integration” on 15 June 2018 at 9.00 hours at Shangri-La Hotel.Keep reading ...

Basel convention ‘inadequate’ in protecting Thailand from dumping of hazardous wastes. There are no clear answers from officials about whether Thailand is changing its policy on the transboundary movement of hazardous waste under the Basel Convention, as the international agreement is seen by some officials and ...

The Election Commission (EC) has prepared a calendar for the next election to be discussed with the government, according to the agency’s chief.EC president Supachai Somcharoen said yesterday (June 12) that the calendar was in line with the government’s road map but he declined to ...

More stringent checks planned to reduce rising trend of plastic and e-waste influx. Customs authorities  have tightened cargo inspection at Thailand’s seaports in a bid to control illegal imports of plastic and electronic waste. Keep reading ...

Natural capital has been a key contributor to the Greater Mekong Subregion’s rapid economic growth over the past 3 decades or so. However, the subregion’s key natural capital stocks are in a state of decline. This is evident by the degradation of arable land; considerable ...

The Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS) aims to strengthen ties between countries in the Mekong Delta by reducing economic barriers to cooperation. Keep reading ...

A centenarian and five other ethnic Karen plaintiffs have won compensation after forestry officials burnt down their homes in Phetchaburi’s Kaeng Krachan National Park in 2012 – but not the right to return to the place they had long called home.Although the Supreme Administrative Court ...