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Strawberries and child support; a Thai partnership

Mother of three, Mhee Saesong, a strawberry farmer from Chiang Mai in the north of Thailand, has always struggled alongside her husband to provide for her family. She describes how, in the past, when her two older children became sick, she was unable to afford ...

China’s hunger for minerals stirs resistance in rural Thailand

The future of a Thai-Chinese potash mine planned in northeastern Thailand is mired in uncertainty as villagers are putting up fierce opposition, fueled by concerns about livelihood security, health, and the environment.After a protest group led by local women blocked access to drilling sites last ...

Electricity Billionaire Is Building the Tesla of Thailand

Energy Absolute already won over a group of five taxi unions, which ordered 3,500 cars for metropolitan Bangkok. It’s the epitome of a closed circuit: the utility helping power one of Southeast Asia’s biggest cities is building electric cars, batteries and charging stations for the ...

Study examines links between Thai culture and cyberbullying

Chulalongkorn University and dtac recently joined hands to raise awareness of bullying in Thai society and to seek solutions to the growing incidence of cyberbullying in the country. A comprehensive research study, undertaken by Chulalongkorn University, has pinpointed strong links between aspects of Thai culture ...

Chonburi Chamber of Commerce joins forces with depa to support digital transformation of 150,000 EEC-zone SMEs

The “depa Mini Transformation Voucher EEC” seminar recently concluded successfully, with active cooperation from the Chonburi Chamber of Commerce and depa. The seminar aimed to promote the use of digital technologies among Thai SMEs in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) and attracted considerable interest among ...

Supply chains re-routed to Asean

Chinese investment in the region’s manufacturing sector will intensify in the upcoming decade as China uses its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to reorientate the global supply chain towards Asean in response to its trade battle with the United States, a geopolitical expert predicts. Keep reading ...

Phuwit Limviphuwat

Handicapped and elderly get 3 million welfare cards

Over 3 million state welfare smartcards have been distributed to recipients, mainly the disabled, the elderly and bedridden patients, who registered in the added round for the state-sponsored subsidy and welfare scheme for low-income earners.Keep reading ...

Wichit Chantanusornsiri

Paper on climate change warns of end to human civilisation

Severe outcomes if temperatures rise by more than 3 degrees Celsius by 2050, says analysis.Climate change is the greatest threat to world security and requires an immediate response, otherwise it will be too late to avert a “hothouse Earth” scenario and the end of human ...

Pratch Rujivanarom

Pollution in Thailand at ‘stable’ level for past five years

Though millions of people across the world succumb to ailments caused by air pollution every year, Thailand’s situation has been described as “stable in the past five years”. This is despite the fact that pollution in the North was worse than ever this year, officials ...

The Nation Reporter

Regulators join forces with analysts on new research tools

Capital market regulators and the Investment Analysts Association (IAA) are working together to produce securities research to enhance investment information, aiming to cover about 100 fundamental securities for small and mid-sized listed companies within three years.Keep reading ...

Bangkok Post Reporter

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