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Decision on CPTPP by year-end
Thailand will decide by the end of the year its readiness to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Transpacific Partnership (CPTPP).“We want to finish all the CPTPP entry assessments by the end of this year”, Auramon Supthaweethum, who took over as director-general of the ...
Phuwit Limviphuwat
Agriculture initiative up for approval
The cabinet will next week decide on whether to proceed with a public-private partnership initiative for the country’s agricultural sector. If approved, the initiative will see the Commerce and Agriculture ministries helping farmers plan their production in response to solid demand from the market. Keep ...
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Environmentalists petition PM about biomass plant
Some 100 members of a Lam Say Bai canal conservation group and allies on Wednesday (Sep 19) filed a petition urging Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha to call off the construction of a 61-megawatt biomass power plant in Tambon Nam Pleek of Amnat Charoen’s Muang ...
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Muang Yasothon get WWF honour for green initiatives
Muang Yasothon was crowned the Thai winner in the 2017 One Planet City Challenge international sustainable city competition. The Challenge, organised by World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), saw 132 cities from 23 countries competing. Keep reading ...
Kornrawee Panyasuppakun
The cost of corruption: Bt100 billion
Corruption in the bureaucracy will cost the country up to Bt100 billion this fiscal year, an expert on graft revealed yesterday (Sep 19). Sungsidh Piriyarangsan said his “cautious estimate” put the damages at between Bt50 billion and Bt100 billion for 2018 alone. He based his ...
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Family clinics inject hope for stressed public health system
It’s common enough when seeking outpatient services at large public hospitals to arrive at 5am for a queue token for an appointment to see a doctor sometime around 2pm.The overwhelming number of people seeking medical treatment at the better-equipped facilities in the cities has led ...
Poungchompoo Prasert
Mixed reactions to Digital ID draft law
Cyber experts are weighing the pros and cons of a draft law about digital identification that will allow government agencies to collect citizens’ digital ID. Some pointed to the benefits of the proposed new legislation for both the digital economy and society while others voiced ...
Asina Pornwasin
Which Asian Countries Are The Most Innovative?
Singapore, South Korea and Japan are the most innovative countries in Asia whereas Pakistan and Bangladesh are the least innovative, according to the Global Innovation Index 2018 report.The report analyses the energy innovation landscape of the next decade and identifies possible breakthroughs in fields such ...
Plastic – a toxic love story
From its creation through its rise in the 1990s, the world has embraced plastic as an affordable and versatile material. By the time its impact on the environment and marine ecosystems became clear, plastic had conquered the world marketplace.Keep reading ...
Free knowledge and new technology at Chiang Mai health expo
People will be able to meet medical specialists and get free check-ups and counselling at a health exposition in Chiang Mai province on September 21.Organised by Chiang Mai University’s Sriphat Medical Centre the Sriphat Health Expo 2018 will run from 7am to 4pm at the ...
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