The Nation
Saving paradise by setting limits
Thailand’s renowned national parks phase in a green path to make tourism sustainable.Maya Bay has finally been closed down. On Thursday (May 31), park rangers at Had Nopparat Tara-Mu Ko Phi Phi marine national park placed buoys demarcating a no-access zone to prevent tourist boats ...
Piyaporn Wongruang
TCC Land joins Alibaba for digital trade centres in aid of SMEs
TCC Land Asset World has joined forces with Alibaba.com to provide online – and -offline (O2O) business models for the ‘Tarad Tor Yod AEC Trade Centre’ project in support of the expansion of local entrepreneurs as well as small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to the ...
Jirapan Boonnoon
Thailand to host World Gastronomy Forum
The fourth annual Forum, organised by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation and the Basque Culinary Centre, is taking place from May 30 to June 1 in Thailand, the first country in Asia to host the event.Keep reading ...
The Nation Reporter
Experts calm Thai consumer fears over rising petrol prices
Oil experts say Thai consumers should not overreact to higher retail oil prices as they are expected to fall soon when the prices for crude drop.Manoon Siriwan, an oil expert, yesterday (May 26) told The Nation that Thai consumers should not worry much about a ...
Wichit Chaitrong
Experts expect only minor coral bleaching this year
Coral reefs in Thailand are currently facing the onset of widespread but mild coral bleaching, as some reefs in both the Andaman Sea and Gulf of Thailand show symptoms of heat stress. Tourists are meanwhile encouraged to observe signs of coral bleaching and report them ...
Pratch Rujivanarom
Efficiency and fairness in era of disruptive technology
Technological change and modern innovation can lead to tremendous and fast-paced impact on the economy. In the past, these changes are driven by a parade of technologies that have developed exponentially within a short period of time; be it digital communication technology, machine learning, artificial ...
Five steps proposed to end illegal land ownership
The national Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has proposed drastic measures to tackle the growing number of illegal land ownership cases, especially those concerning forest reserves, public land and undocumented land plots.Keep reading ...
Whale sharks threatened with extinction
By-catching while fishing poses critical threat to the survival of the species. Its head was down, while its tail was up to the air, after being tied up tightly with a rope attached to a big reel on that trawler.Keep reading ...
Piyaporn Wongruang
EU delegates informed about Thai fisheries sector efforts
Delegates from the European parliament were given a presentation on effective law enforcement and the impressive progress on labour rights protection in Thailand’s fisheries sector, as evidence of the Thai government’s true intention to achieve sustainability in the region’s fisheries sector.Keep reading ...
Thai data protection falls short of EU benchmark
Thailand’s data protection bill, approved by the Cabinet earlier this week, is falling short of the benchmark set by the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) law, especially in terms of protecting Thai citizens’ right to their online data, according to the Thai Netizen ...
Asina Pornwasin