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Education is the first step towards sustainable water management, seminar told
Thailand’s small and medium-sized enterprises can start working towards sustainable water management by learning about it, a senior sustainability officer at Indorama Ventures, a chemical manufacturing company, told a World Bank seminar last month.Chief sustainability officer Anthony Watanabe, a panelist at the seminar on flood ...
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How prolonged El Niño will affect Thai agricultural, aquatic, and fruit exports
A prolonged El Niño lasting into mid-2024 is expected to impact agricultural, aquatic, and fruit products, resulting in reduced exports from Thailand.On Tuesday, the United Nations announced the arrival of El Niño, which is characterised by increased heat worldwide and drought conditions in some areas. ...
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Thai economy to remain sluggish, research body says
According to Kiatnakin Phatra Financial Group’s KKP Research group, the Thai economy will remain sluggish for the foreseeable future despite the recovery of the tourism sector,Most securities research firms had earlier expressed the belief that the Thai economy would recover based on the following three ...
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Banks wary of BOT's proposed debt relief criteria
The Bank of Thailand (BOT) is poised to issue three guidelines to reduce household debt – which rose to 16 trillion baht or 90.6% of GDP in the first quarter, from 86.3% last year.The central bank said it will propose guidelines on responsible lending, risk-based ...
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Hydrogen the way for Thailand to achieve net-zero carbon emission goal
The government should launch measures to promote the use of hydrogen as fuel to help Thailand achieve its net-zero carbon dioxide emissions goal, the top executive of a global industrial gas company said.Speaking at the seminar “Hydrogen, an alternative energy to cope with climate change” ...
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Increase in internet users boosts online shopping business
The number of Thais accessing the internet has increased by 13.7 million people in 5 years, reaching a total of 61.2 million users, according to data released by Krungthai BankThe use of social media has surged to 52.3 million people, with Facebook and Line dominating ...
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BMA banks on Open Data policy to tackle corruption
Bangkok aims to use the Open Data initiative to tackle corruption problems by encouraging public participation.Bangkok deputy governor Sanon Wangsrangboon announced the city’s anti-corruption policy at a seminar titled “Using Open Data to improve governance and integrity”, hosted by Chulalongkorn University as part of its ...
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Energy agency to set up ‘hydrogen valley’ in EEC to ensure clean energy
The Energy Ministry plans to establish a “hydrogen valley” in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), a senior state energy official has said.Sarat Prakobchart, the deputy director-general of the Energy Policy and Planning Office (EPPO) under the Energy Ministry, told a seminar on June 13 that ...
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Bank of Thailand raises growth forecasts following tourism boom
The Thai economy is likely to expand 3.6% this year and 3.8% next year due to stronger-than-expected growth in the tourist industry, according to the Bank of Thailand (BOT).It said the number of foreign tourists could hit 29 million this year and 35.5 million next ...
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Thailand’s rise in startup ecosystem ranking ‘points to policy success’
Thailand’s global startup ecosystem ranking has risen to 52, demonstrating the country’s efforts to build and drive its socioeconomic status through innovation, the National Innovation Agency’s (NIA) executive director, Pun-arj Chairatana, said on Friday.His remarks came as StratupBlink, the world’s most comprehensive startup ecosystem map ...
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