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Xayaburi Dam in clear, says operator
The unseasonal drought currently affecting the lower Mekong Region has alerted both the public and the authorities to the activities of a series of dams further upstream on the international river.Jinghong Dam in China and Xayaburi Dam in Laos are both being blamed for the ...
Apinya Wipatayotin
Govt should first tackle livelihood problems: Suan Dusit Poll
Tackling the problems of people’s livelihoods is the most important of the government’s 12 urgent policies outlined to parliament on July 25, according to the result of an opinion survey carried out by Suan Dusit Rajabhat University, or Suan Dusit Poll.Keep reading ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Mekong dilemmas need political will to resolve
Last year, we were saddened by the hazards related to dam failures in the Mekong River basin after one of the saddle dams on the Xe Pian-Xe Namnoy hydro-electric project in Laos collapsed and the large amounts of impounded water then gushed downstream, causing massive ...
Apichai Sunchindah
Make city streets obstacle free for the disabled
If you’ve been around Bangkok over the past few months, you may have seen a young woman accompanied by a black Labrador riding the BTS Skytrain or strolling through some department stores. Her story with Luther, her guide dog, has gone viral on social media.Keep ...
Sirinya Wattanasukchai
Baht speculation curbed but Thailand still open to long-term foreign investment: BOT
The Bank of Thailand (BOT)’s latest measure to manage the inflow of foreign money should not affect long-term foreign investment in the country, BOT director of economic analysis Pornpen Sodsrichai said on Thursday.Keep reading ...
The Nation Reporter
Income inequality, debt, climate change and plastic waste the main issues – BOT governor
Bank of Thailand Governor Veerathai Santiprabhob, in his speech entitled “Formulating for the Future of Corporate Governance”, delivered at the Finance and Beyond National Director Conference 2019 in Bangkok today (July 24th), said Thailand faces four challenges that require good governance in businesses to address.Keep ...
Thailand 56th in AI readiness index
Thailand was ranked 56 out of 194 countries in the Government AI Readiness Index 2019 while Singapore sat top of the chart, according to UK-based consultancy Oxford Insights.Thailand was given a 5.458 rating out of 10, one spot above Indonesia at 57, which gained a ...
Suchit Leesa-Nguansuk
Firms that evade SSO contributions to be sued
Companies will face legal action and have their assets seized if they fail to make the mandatory contributions to the Social Security and Workmen’s Compensation funds, the Social Security Office has warned.Secretary-general Ananchai Uthaipattanacheep said on Thursday that penalties will be imposed on employers who ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Thai businesses oppose government’s Bt400 minimum wage plan
Thailand’s business associations oppose the government’s plan to increase the national minimum wage to Bt400 per day and have suggested that an entry wage should be established instead, said Mr. Poj Aramwattananont, Vice Chairman of the Board of Trade of Thailand.The Board of Trade and ...
DEPA proposes tax cut for Digital-Aided Investments
The Digital Economic Promotion Agency will propose an extension of the 200% tax cut policy for entrepreneurs who invested in software technology and will increase the maximum sum for a tax exemption to 200,000 baht.Keep watching ...
