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Department of Health suggests wearing masks to protect against PM 2.5
With the PM 2.5 dust particle value once again exceeding the standard in Bangkok and surrounding areas, Department of Health director-general Dr Panpimol Wipulakorn predicted on Thursday (December 12) that the air pollution would escalate this weekend.“Currently the PM 2.5 level is at 101-200 by ...
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Water agency to pursue new strategies amid climate change challenge
The country’s top water resources agency is considering applying environmental measures in water management strategy to cope with climate change in keeping with the agenda of a recent UN meeting.Secretary-general of the Office of the National Water Resources (ONWR), Dr Somkiat Prajamwong, said on Thursday ...
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Children of migrant labourers need govt assistance, says researcher
A Chulalongkorn University researcher has called for government measures to assist the children of migrant labourers.Premjai Vungsiripisal presented her work on the vulnerabilities of migrant children’s health situation at the National Conference on Migrant Health late last month, aiming to push for relevant policies or ...
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Ministry pushes community power project
Energy Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong today (December 9) outlined short-term measures to drive growth of the grassroot economy next year.A major item on the agenda is the establishment of community power plants totalling 1,000 megawatts in next three years, adding that details of the plan will ...
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No adverse impacts on businesses from minimum wage hike, says expert
An increase in the minimum wage by Bt5 to Bt6 will neither hike the cost liability for entrepreneurs nor increase inflation, Anusorn Tamajai, the director of the Economic and Business Research Centre for Reform at Rangsit University’s Institute of Economics, said yesterday (December 8).“An increase ...
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Govt accused of fixing agenda of meeting on palm price guarantee
A meeting to discuss the palm price guarantee scheme failed as the government had already fixed the agenda, Sittiporn Jariyapong, vice-chairman of the National Farmers Council, said.The guaranteed price was fixed at Bt4 per kilogram but the government has said it will compensate based on ...
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BOT mulls refinance programme for credit card debtors
The Bank of Thailand (BOT) is considering a refinance programme for credit card debtors with credible payment history, assistant governor of communications and corporate relations Chantavarn Sucharitakul said.“BOT has taken note of the problem faced by those credit card debtors’ during its Debt Clinic, and ...
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Thai GDP growth forecast for 2019 slashed further
Kasikorn Research Centre has revised downward its gross domestic product (GDP) forecast for 2019 to 2.5 per cent and projected that the Thai economy may grow 2.7 per cent in 2020.The centre revealed the forecast at its seminar on “Business Outlook amid Numerous Challenges in ...
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Projects to help rice farmers approved
The National Rice Policy Committee has approved maintaining the price of unmilled rice for the production year 2019 to 2020 with a budget of Bt31.49 billion in order to help rice farmers, Permanent Secretary of Commerce Ministry, Boonyarit Kalayanamit, said following the meeting on Friday ...
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Committees, panel set up to regulate airport link project, power plants
The Eastern Economic Corridor Policy Committee on Friday (December 6) gave the nod to the establishment of a committee to regulate the high-speed train project linking three international airports.A second new committee will also be set up to manage the contract for this project, Kanit ...
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