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Bangkok steps up its fight against plastic trash
Two things Thailand is famous for are its delicious street food and its wonderful beaches. Sadly, the first typically comes in plastic bags that often wash up on the second – not good for a country that relies on tourism for a fifth of its ...
Use law to end smog: Prawit
Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon said law enforcement is the key to controlling fine-dust pollution which has shrouded the country over the past few weeks.Gen Prawit, who is also the chairman of the National Environment Board, said the NEB acknowledges all state agencies have put ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Thailand ranks 101 in global corruption index
Thailand’s score in Transparency International’s 2019 Corruption Perceptions Index stands at 36 out of 100 for a second year, though its ranking has dropped from 99 to 101. The country shares the ranking with Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Panama, and Peru. Its corruption score rose ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Thailand’s high-tech, low-cost farming
A vast majority of Thai farmers are struggling to upgrade the quality and quantity of their yields, as more than 90% of agricultural household use basic machinery for their production process, however a melon farm in Ayutthaya province has adopted an advanced technologies through computer-based ...
Energy Ministry aims to adopt food traceability tech by June
The Energy Ministry is preparing to adopt food traceability technology by June to prove that crude palm oil is locally produced and prevent smuggling from neighbouring countries, aiming to deal with the huge annual surplus.Energy Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong said the ministry will randomly inspect crude ...
Yuthana Praiwan
Govt plans tax on polluting construction sites to tackle dust particles crisis
Construction sites that produce too much dust will now face a tax as the government tries to tackle the dust particles crisis, the Minister of Finance Uttama Savanayana said.Patchara Anuntasilpa, director-general of the Excise Department, said that the department is working on this matter, especially ...
The Nation Reporter
Baht will continue to remain strong throughout 2020
The Thai baht will continue to maintain its strength for the rest of 2020. It will remain strong, propelled by the increased surpluses in the Thai current account and the country’s trade balance.Kobsidthi Silpachai, KBank’s head of capital markets research, predicts that the Thai baht ...
Improvement in December, but 2019 exports dip 2.65%
Thai exports last year contracted 2.65 per cent year-on-year to US$246.244 billion, Pimchanok Vonkorpon, director-general of Trade Policy and Strategy Office, said on Wednesday (January 22).Imports last year totalled $236.639 billion, down 4.66 per cent. Exports dropped 1.28 per cent in December year-on-year to $19.154 ...
The Nation Reporter
Cabinet nods to plan for Bt18.7 bn economic zone in Songkhla
The Cabinet on Tuesday (January 21) approved the development plan of a special economic zone in Chana district of Songkhla province, costing Bt18.7 billion, said Deputy government spokesperson Ratchada Dhanadirek.The investment will cover building of a city, a deep sea port, water and land transportation ...
The Nation Reporter
Activists decry plastic ban loopholes
The recent ban on single-use plastic bags at major retailers created a stir for consumers and businesses, with social media abuzz with workarounds such as shoppers using wheelbarrows and stockings to carry off their 7-Eleven hauls.But is this step enough to reduce Thailand’s massive plastic ...
