The Nation

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The government has signed an International Cooperation Agreement (ICA) with CERN, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research, as part of its drive to take Thailand to the forefront of science.A leading scientific organisation, Geneva-based CERN uses the world’s largest and most complex scientific instruments to ...

Despite its best efforts, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has run into controversy as it sizes up the landmark Victory Monument for renovations.  Responding to a request from the War Veterans Organisation of Thailand to establish a museum and pedestrian tunnels beneath the monument, the ...