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Reservoir in Chachoengsao contaminated with heavy metals
People living around a small reservoir in Khao Hin Sorn district of Thailand’s eastern province of Chachoengsao have been told to stop using water from the reservoir after it was discovered that it is contaminated, beyond safety levels, with heavy metals.Officials of the Royal Irrigation ...
Mekong nations must unite to develop as climate changes: Asia-Europe meeting
A two-day 8th meeting between European and Asian nations concluded in Cambodia’s Siem Reap on September 20 with recommendations to enhance partnerships to promote inclusive growth and development.The annual gathering, “Enhancing Water Partnership towards the Sustainable Development and Inclusive Growth” was hosted September 19-20 by ...
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Experts warn unemployment will rise as world economy slows down
The Economic and Business Research Center for Reform at Rangsit University’s Institute of Economics predicts Thailand’s ease of doing business will improve due to positive impacts of long-term investment, but fears that in the short term, the unemployment rate will rise and personal income will ...
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China’s planned focus on domestic economy ‘will hit Thai exports badly’
Thai exporters will face the biggest challenge once China shifts its focus to its domestic economy as a result of is trade war with the United States.In an interview with Nationmultimedia Group, Chinese Ambassador to Thailand Lyu Jian confirmed that though China with continue supporting ...
Wichit Chaitrong
Prayut tells UN universal healthcare behind public health success
Speaking to the UN, Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha on Monday morning (New York time) attributed Thailand’s success in providing public health services to the universal healthcare policy.Keep reading ...
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Consumers’ rights to be protected under new MoU
The Electronic Transactions Development Agency (ETDA) last week signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with major consumer organizations and private companies on a consumer protection initiative covering products and services sold online.Keep reading ...
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Govt speeding up megaprojects
The government is expediting the Transport Ministry’s mega-investment projects worth almost 2 trillion baht to stimulate financial flows and deal with anticipated volatility in the global economy next year.Kobsak Pootrakul, deputy secretary-general for political affairs to the prime minister, said the Transport Ministry’s 44 projects ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
R&D spend growing in 'leaps and bounds'
The country’s research and development (R&D) investments are expected to amount to 200 billion baht this year, up 32% from last year, according to Office of the National Science Technology and Innovation Policy Office.The investments accounting for 1.2% of GDP are largely made on R&D ...
Thodsapol Hongtong
Baht may be primed for further gains
The Thai baht has been the runaway success among Asian currencies this year — surging more than 6% while the US-China trade war has punished peers such as the South Korean won and Chinese yuan. There are two reasons why it may rise even more.Keep ...
Depression and cyber-addiction disorders
Today we will talk about depression as well as internet addiction and related disorders. First of all, major depression is a clinical illness. This doesn’t include sadness and other short-lived unhappy events.Depression is determined by a clinical diagnosis. So a depressed person is someone who ...
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