The Nation

Land expropriation rife as developers scout sites for industrial projects.An increasing number of people in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) provinces are finding themselves victims of unjust expropriation and land-grabbing, as developers hunt for sites to facilitate investment and industrial development.Keep reading ...

The RID’s sluice gate against sea-water intrusion is being introduced on Pak Pra canal without Residents’ knowledge, posing threat livelihoods and their self-sufficient economy as much as the lake ecosystems.“Lom Nok”, or the seasonal easterly wind, has started to blow inland, signalling 64-year-old farmer Samruay ...

Political parties formed under the new law are allowed to collect only seed funding from founding members and membership fees from all members, the Election Commission (EC) and junta leader Gen Prawit Wongsuwan reaffirmed, following the Future Forward Party (FWP) controversy.Keep reading ...

The Equitable Education Fund (EEF) has recommended a new budget-allocation approach for the country’s education sector, after extensive research confirms inequalities “rage on” despite massive expenditures.Keep reading ...

New type of funds will be set up to replace the long term equity fund (LTF) which will end next year, in a move to boost long-term investment in the Thai bourse, said Federation of Thai Capital Market Organisations (Fetco).Keep reading ...

The cabinet yesterday (Oct 10) approved a draft law from the Finance Ministry that governs financial service providers as officials seek to deal with an increasingly diverse landscape for financial services. This is especially so for those services that have yet to be regulated by ...

The Cabinet on Wednesday (Oct 9) approved the draft decree for election to the Senate. The law is expected to come into effect next month and the 250 senators should be finalised by late April.Government Spokesman Sansern Kaewkamnerd said that the list of all Senate ...

Leaders of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) countries and Japan decided to lift the two sides’ co-operation to a strategic partnership at the 10th Mekong-Japan Summit Meeting in Tokyo yesterday (Oct 9).Keep reading ...

The steering committee of the EEC Development Policy last week acknowledged the proposal of the Digital Economy and Society Ministry to develop the digital and communications infrastructure on the Eastern Economic Corridor with a budget of more than Bt17.913 billion.Keep reading ...

Climate change has caused much concern this century, but Thailand is joining the fight against rising temperatures by promising to take action on cutting down greenhouse gas emissions.Keep reading ...