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'Energy for All' deals in sight at last
Energy officials expect to sign power purchase agreements (PPAs) under the “Energy for All” renewable power scheme in March next year.Energy for All, which allows private investors and communities to co-invest in power plants fuelled by renewable resources, has faced several delays for nearly a ...
Yuthana Praiwan
New trade agreement to help exports, tourism
Export and tourism-related stocks are likely to reap benefits from the new Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade agreement, which includes 15 countries and was signed over the weekend at the 37th Asean Leadership Summit.The new deal creates the world’s largest free trade bloc, with ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Universal healthcare pilot project kicks off in Buri Ram
As of November 1, all state hospitals in Buri Ram province are required to provide four additional services to universal healthcare cardholders.The new services will give cardholders the right to get treated at all member hospitals, patients transfers will be free of red tape, cardholders ...
The Nation Reporter
International Space Station crew to plant Thai trees
Three hundred and seventy Ratchapreuk tree seeds will soon be planted onboard the International Space Station (ISS) after they were sent into space with the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Monday morning.The rocket was launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral in Florida ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Thai economy contracts 6.4 per cent in third quarter
The economy shrank 6.4 per cent in the third quarter, the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) said on Monday.The gross domestic product in the third quarter however was an improvement from the 12.1 per cent contraction in the second quarter, as a result ...
The Nation Reporter
NESDC to tap Bt100 billion for funding labour training
The National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) would propose new projects worth Bt100 billion to the Cabinet related to labour skills training and for investments in projects in the communities, council secretary-general Danucha Pichayanan said.The projects would be funded from the Bt400-billion budget, which ...
The Nation Reporter
Eppo to review feed-in tariffs to help operators
A decline in renewable energy costs is prompting the Energy Policy and Planning Office (Eppo) to review the inclusion of feed-in tariffs in electricity prices to help power operators, though it would increase power bills for households.The feed-in tariff, in use since 2013, is the ...
Yuthana Praiwan
Thailand signs RCEP agreement but PM warns of challenges ahead
Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha participated on Sunday in the 4th Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Summit (RCEP), which was one of the meetings in addition to the 37th Asean Summit through teleconference.The PM said he was very pleased that the meeting could conclude the outcome ...
The Nation Reporter
Bangkok air quality slips as temperature drops
Bangkok’s air quality is seeing deterioration with the arrival of winter, making the health of sensitive groups vulnerable, the latest readings show.The Air Visual application reported on Sunday that Bangkok’s air pollution level, according to the US Air Quality Index (AQI) standard, stood at 111, ...
The Nation Reporter
Local economy most urgent issue for provincial govt: poll
Community-level economic development is the most urgent issue for new provincial administration organisations (PAOs) to tackle following the elections of PAO chairmen and council members on Dec 20, according to an opinion poll conducted by Suan Dusit Rajabhat University, or Suan Dusit Poll.The survey was ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
