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SEC urged to use new technologies to support capital market
Rapid technological advancements have made life more convenient. New technologies in the capital market have facilitated investors and created a more conducive environment from which all stakeholders can benefit. The Deputy Secretary-General to the Prime Minister, Dr. Kobsak Pootrakool, said some laws should be amended ...
Tarin Angskul
Fishermen threaten strike action
Disgruntled fishermen from 22 coastal provinces have threatened to raise the level of their protest if the government does not respond positively to their demands for relaxation of stringent regulations within three days.An estimated 8,000 fishing trawler operators and boat crew on Tuesday converged outside ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
5G to improve quality of life: Deputy PM
The adoption of 5G wireless broadband technology will bring social and economic benefit to Thailand, Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan said on Wednesday (December 18).Prawit was presiding over the event “5G The New BEGINNING to change Thailand’s economic landscape”, co-hosted by Krungthep Turakit newspaper, The ...
The Nation Reporter
Household debts slow but remain high
Commenting on the news that S&P Global Ratings had upgraded its outlook on Thailand’s sovereign credit rating to positive from stable for the first time in 9 years, Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha said after the Cabinet meeting on Tuesday (December ...
The Nation Reporter
Heinrich Böll Foundation and Greenpeace call for global convention on plastic crisis
The Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF) and Greenpeace held a press briefing last Thursday (12 December) at the Heinrich Böll Foundation Southeast Asia office in Bangkok, in which representatives of the two organizations called for a new global convention on the plastic crisis and for a ...
Villagers sue to void licence of TPI's coal-power plant
About 50 villagers from Mittraphap and Muak Lek sub-districts in Saraburi province filed a lawsuit against TPI Polene Power Plc, seeking a revocation of the company’s licence of a 150-megawatt coal-power plant, at the Central Administrative Court on Monday (December 16).The villagers said the Environmental ...
The Nation Reporter
Myanmar gas deal to benefit Thailand
A new cooperation deal between the Myanmar government and private energy company, MPRL E&P, will bring good news for Thailand’s power generation sector, Myanmar’s Ministry of Electricity and Energy said in a statement on Monday.The statement was issued after MPRL E&P, a Myanmar-based independent energy ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Thailand warns of water shortage in North East region
The Thai Royal Irrigation Department (RID) on Monday warned of low reserved water at major dams in the North East region and advised residents that the water left-over will only be sufficient for consumption.The RID, which is administered by the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, ...
Central bank seen holding key rate at record low
The Bank of Thailand (BoT) is expected to leave its benchmark interest rate at a record low on Wednesday after two cuts this year, a Reuters poll showed, although it was likely to downgrade its growth outlook again.All 16 economists in the poll predicted the ...
Asean paves path towards better FTAs
Thailand looks poised to improve free trade agreements (FTAs) under the Asean framework next year, aiming to extend tariff cuts to cover more products, particularly sensitive items.The Trade Negotiations Department also wants to upgrade agreements so they are in line with changing economic conditions.Keep reading ...
Phusadee Arunmas
