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EXCLUSIVE: Haze woes lIkely to lInger, worsen
Citing new contributing factors, environmentalists gloomy over prospects of ending problem anytime soon – let alone in one week.Visiting Chiang Mai on Tuesday, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha issued an order to end the haze crisis in the North within seven days, alongside declaring it part ...
Piyaporn Wongruang
US accelerates project-financing in Asean
Amid China’s growing influence in the Asean region through the Belt and Road Initiative, the United States is stepping up its efforts to finance development projects in the bloc as part of its Indo Pacific Strategy. Washington is keen on financing infrastructure, energy, digital and ...
Phuwit Limviphuwat
Skills strategy needed, Microsoft says
Thailand urgently needs a workforce skills development plan to take advantage of the capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI) as workers skilled in such fields will be in demand for the jobs of tomorrow.Keep reading ...
The Nation Reporter
Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam cite concerns over Pak Lay dam project in Laos
The Mekong River Commission (MRC) has raised concerns with Laos over the Pak Lay hydropower dam on the Mekong River.While Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam have accepted a prior agreement on the proposed 770 megawatt hydropower project in Laos’ Xayaboury Province, they have jointly released the ...
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Battle against forest fires continues as pollution levels rise
Residents in many parts of the upper northern Thailand continued to suffer dangerous levels of air pollution on Thursday, while officials and volunteers battled forest fires.Keep reading ...
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Northern fires killing off wildlife, protected plants
Beyond the harm done to human health by the North’s smouldering blanket of forest fires, concern has arisen for wildlife and rare plants on the slopes of Doi Luang Chiang Dao in Chiang Mai. The mountain is protected as the only locale in Thailand where “sub-alpine ...
Sakaorat Sirima
Sluggish exports a worry
The global economic slowdown, the prolonged US-China trade war, lack of clarity on Britain’s exit from the EU and trade sanctions from other countries have led to Thai exports failing to achieve their target in the first quarter of the year, the Thai National Shippers’ ...
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Protecting the rights of Thailand’s ‘third gender’
The annual military drafts are being held around the country until April 12 and members of the Foundation of Transgender Alliance for Human Rights are also on a mission to provide transgender with all the information they need to prepare for the occasion.Keep reading ...
Chularat Saengpassa
UN defers move to lift cannabis from world narcotics list
The United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs will decide next year on whether cannabis should be removed from the global list of narcotics, though the World Health Organisation (WHO) had proposed earlier this year that it be removed from the list.Keep reading ...
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Enough water but use wisely: irrigation chief
Chief of the Royal Irrigation Department (RID), Thongplew Kongchan, said yesterday that areas under the RID irrigated zones will not run short of water despite the El Nino effect, which is expected to prolong the dry season. “The water we currently have is sufficient for ...
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