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REPORT: Thailand paying the price for eco-sluggishness as controversial environmental issues rise
The world is so interconnected, so changes imposed on the environment in Thailand – and the value Thais attach to ecology – cannot be viewed separately from what’s happening elsewhere.The past year has seen an increasing number of environmental issues arise in Thailand that demonstrated ...
Piyaporn Wongruang
Universities brace for the challenges posed by technology, demographics
The coming year will be challenging for Thai universities due to the falling birth rate, technological disruption and the fast-changing needs of students and employers, educators acknowledge.No longer does the number university applicants dwarf the number of available seats. Even if high-school graduates are denied ...
Chularat Saengpassa
Campaign launched to impeach NACC brass
An anti-corruption activist has started a campaign to seek the impeachment of five members of the national anti-graft agency who voted to clear Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan of any wrongdoing in the luxury wristwatch scandal.Keep reading ...
The Nation Reporter
SPECIAL REPORT: New forest policy over conflicting claims needs widening public participation
Somsak Saelao’s community of Pang Kob is isolated, situated close to the top of the Khun Nan mountain, and follows the traditional way of life of the Hmong hilltribe.Pang Kob is in fact located deep in the Khun Nan National Park, surrounded by the lush ...
Piyaporn Wongruang
Frozen wages compromising standard of living of workers across country
Workers are expected to reap some gains from political campaigns in the run-up to the upcoming general election, but most of them are still struggling to make ends meet due to both the economic slowdown and disruptions caused by technology, experts said.Keep reading ...
Wichit Chaitrong
Social Enterprise: The New Path to Thailand’s Sustainable Development
Social Enterprise (SE) is a concept Thai society is already familiar with. The term refers to a model that applies business solutions to social and environmental problems. Recently, Thai government has worked on a legal framework for Social Enterprise i.e., The Social Enterprises Act which ...
Broken economy on most people’s minds in NIDA poll
More than anything else in 2019, citizens want the government to improve the economy, according to a recent survey by the National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA) released on Friday (Dec, 28).Keep reading ...
The Nation Reporter
LPN hosted training session to promote labour rights among migrant workers
The Labour Rights Promotion Network Foundation (LPN) which has Sompong Srakaew, director and founder, recently hosted a training program to improve workers’ quality of life, especially migrant workers, by providing knowledge on labour regulations and welfare under Thai labour laws.Keep reading ...
The Nation Reporter
Govt urged to focus on boosting vocational education
Upgrading vocational education will be the key to boosting the country’s competitiveness and helping it step out of the middle-income trap, the Future Innovative Thailand Institute (FIT) has advised.To implement the upgrade, the FIT called on the government to provide wage support to vocational students ...
The Nation Reporter
SPECIAL REPORT: Blood-hued Phayung almost gone as corrupt officials pave way for logging
BY KAENG E-KHIEW Waterfall in northeastern Buntrik-Yod Mon Wildlife Sanctuary a mature male elephant lay dead, with traces of a highly volatile bullet left in its mouth and its bud. Another AK47 bullet was found buried in its ribs.A check of camera traps installed one ...
Piyaporn Wongruang
