Bangkok Post

The recent massive crackdown on recycling factories processing hazardous electronic waste allegedly smuggled from abroad seems to be just the tip of the iceberg. Last week, police, local authorities and Revenue Department officials jointly raided five electronic recycling plants in Chachoengsao to stamp out pollution caused ...

The Ministry of Labour will meet with cabinet members and present a strategy to produce more skilled labourers to match demand from the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) within two months after a survey found that almost 30,000 qualified workers are still required in the special ...

China and Indonesia are in the mix for planned rice sales in the form of government-to-government (G-to-G) deals during the remaining months of the year.According to Commerce Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong, Thailand is waiting for the Chinese government to sign a contract to buy an additional ...

The announcement by Thailand’s Energy Ministry to consider two new fossil-fuel and highly carbon polluting power stations demonstrates an inability of the nation’s leaders to take a fresh path towards a clean, renewable energy future. At the time where major economies and even many developing nations ...

A Chinese-backed plan for Cambodia to build the Mekong River’s biggest dam would destroy fisheries that feed millions and worsen tensions with Vietnam, the downstream country with most to lose from dams on the waterway, according to a three-year study commissioned by the Cambodian government.Keep ...

Thailand and Laos are planning regular bus services between Udon Thani and Vang Vieng, a popular tourist spot in the landlocked country, before the end of the year. Transport Co president Jirasak Yaovatsakul said on Tuesday the firm would use 44-seat, air-conditioned buses on the ...

As resistance mounts to hydroelectric dam projects along the Mekong River, local leaders have tried to engage civic movements in the Mekong sub-region in the battle. The latest group to emerge is the Transborder News Network, which held a forum on dam project investments and ...

After diplomatic relations soured following the military takeover in 2014, the EU’s Ambassador to Thailand HE Pirkka Tapiola has great expectations of the budding ties between Bangkok and the European bloc, including a speedy return to trade talks and making Thailand “a model country in ...

P-Move demonstrators have agreed to return home after signing a memorandum of understanding with authorities to kick off a process of hearing and solving their land rights problems. Keep reading ...

The Rainbow Warrior, Greenpeace’s most iconic ship, is sailing to the Gulf of Thailand and will anchor near Songkhla’s most popular beach, Samila Beach, for five days, from May 16-20. Many activities will be arranged to accentuate the mission of the ship’s first visit to ...