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Govt to ban import of electronic, plastic wastes
Import of all kinds of electronic and plastic wastes will be prohibited to ensure protection of the environment. A meeting yesterday (August 16) between all related agencies to solve the environmental problems created by e-waste and plastic waste concluded with a resolution to ban the ...
Pratch Rujivanarom
Schooling for poor kids thanks to Bt10 from Chiang Mai residents
The Equitable Education Fund (EEF) is now exploring ideas on how best to engage all sectors in extending educational help to underprivileged children.At its public forum in Chiang Mai yesterday (August 15), local leader Phairat Maichompoo presented the Bt10 Chiang Mai Fund as a model. ...
Chularat Saengpassa
Massive job loss seen if Thailand doesn’t upgrade education – EEC advisor
Thailand will gain about 30,000 short-term jobs as the government’s Eastern Economic Corridor project ramps up, but will lose hundreds of thousands of jobs long-term unless the country improves its education system, an EEC board meeting was told.Keep reading ...
Warapun Jaikusol
Consultative Meeting on Data-Driven Governance
APCICT is organizing a Consultative Meeting on Data-Driven Governance on 29-31 August 2018 in Bangkok, in conjunction with the Second Session of the ESCAP Committee on Information and Communications Technology, Science, Technology and Innovation and the 13th Session of the APCICT Governing Council.The meeting aims ...
A thousand Cambodian labourers deported from Thailand
Some 1,000 Cambodian workers who failed to meet the deadline to legalise their work documents in Thailand have been deported since July 1, said officials at the Poipet border at Banteay Meanchey province.Provincial Labour Department director Ros Sarom said officials had issued legal documents to ...
Water management technology in Thailand, the smart way
Thailand has consistently transformed its food industry over the past 60 years. Through the transfer of technology, perseverance and government support – from improving credit access for farmers to implementing international standards in production and packaging to ensure the highest level of safety and quality ...
Michell Christopher
Cabinet acknowledges progress in Thailand-Myanmar cooperation in fighting drug trade
The Cabinet has acknowledged progress made in Thailand’s cooperation with Myanmar in tackling drug problems in the border area. Lt. Gen. Sansern Kaewkamnerd, spokesman of the Prime Minister’s Office, on Tuesday attended a press conference on the Cabinet meeting, in which he said the weekly ...
SDGs with the power of the new generation
Countries around the world focus on Sustainable Development Goals – SDGs and this is the agenda of the development of the world. In July, Sustainable Development Solutions Network: SDSN reported “SDGs Index and Dashboards 2018” that show results from the measurement of status, readiness and ...
Government urged to help 1.2m desperately poor Thais
At least 1.2 million Thais are desperately poor and need urgent help from the government, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) said. The national economic planning agency said it plans to prompt the government to assist people in the most serious financial distress ...
Wichit Chaitrong
Anti-smoking campaign launched to reduce second-hand smoke health effects
The Foundation for Women and anti-smoking organizations in Thailand have jointly launched a campaign urging smokers to stop smoking for the sake of their families. The Foundation for Women as well as the Thai Health Promotion Foundation and a network of anti-smoking organizations announced today ...
Nuppol Suvansombut
