Sustainable Development Goals
Thailand needs a more ambitious action plan on climate change
Thailand’s climate-change prevention commitment is not ambitious enough, environmental group Greenpeace warned, following a United Nations report last week that called for a major boost in prevention measures in order to keep global warming within the 1.5- to 2-degree Celsius target needed to prevent dire ...
Pratch Rujivanarom
Thailand’s first green bond, issued by B Grimm, is taken up by ADB
B Grimm Power, one of Thailand’s leading private power producers, on Tuesday (Dec, 11) announced a landmark issuance of the Kingdom’s first certified climate bonds. B Grimm’s maiden green debentures, worth Bt5 billion with five- and seven-year maturity, were subscribed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).Keep ...
The Nation Reporter
Debate swirls over yawning inequality gap
Regardless of what the latest annual Global Wealth Report by Credit Suisse (CS) says about financial inequality in Thailand, it is easy to see how wide the income gap has become. The CS 2018 report just states the facts. What matters is whether we are ...
Soonruth Bunyamanee
Social enterprises key ‘to boost sustainable development’
Stakeholders should take part in shaping the future of social enterprise in Thailand and boost sustainable development, experts told a seminar recently.Social enterprise (SE) has emerged as a solution for a more sustainable economic growth in response to widespread social, economic and environmental problems caused ...
Jintana Panyaarvudh
20-year water plan tipped for approval
The 20-year master plan for the country’s water management system is expected to win approval by the national committee on water resources on Dec 19 after which it will be implemented, Deputy Prime Minister Chatchai Sarikulya said Thursday (Dec, 6). Keep reading ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
30th APEC Ministerial Meeting
On 15 November 2018, H.E. Mr. Virasakdi Futrakul, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand, and Ms. Arunee Poolkaew, Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Commerce of Thailand, were the Thai representatives at the 30th APEC Ministerial Meeting (AMM) which was ...
Thailand and the World Bank Group Renew their Partnership to Transform Thailand Together
The World Bank Board of Directors endorsed today a new Country Partnership Framework for Thailand, defining the strategic focus of the World Bank Group’s engagement with the country from 2019 to 2022. This partnership framework will support Thailand’s transformation towards an innovative, inclusive, and sustainable ...
Kanitha Kongrukgreatiyos
Thailand to lead Asean with creativity, complementarities and continuity
A briefing of foreign diplomats in Bangkok yesterday (Nov, 21) on Thailand’s coming year as chair of Asean was told the community needs to re-think its strategies and approaches if it is to remain relevant and central to the region.Keep reading ...
John Le Fevre
Govt reveals digital transformation master plan
The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DE) is preparing a master plan for collaboration that echoes Asean’s theme of “Advancing Partnership for Sustainability”, which was chosen by Thailand as the theme of its chairmanship in 2019. Keep reading ...
Komsan Tortermvasana
Thailand pushes for human resource development
The 26th APEC Summit in Papua New Guinea has officially ended, with Thailand pressing for education upgrade for human resources development, which will serve as a key development mechanism for the digital world. Keep reading ...
Tanakorn Sangiam
