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Govt unveils Bt600 bn EEC projects
In what is seen as a economic roadshow before Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s high-profile trip to Europe later this month, the government said yesterday (June 7) it was accelerating six key investment projects worth Bt600 billion in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC).Keep reading ...
Wichit Chaitrong
Marketing begins for junta’s 20-year national strategy
The junta’s controversial 20-year national strategy is all but ready for the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) to debate and the government will give priority to implementing projects that raise people’s incomes, Kobsak Pootrakool, the Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office, said yesterday (June 6).Keep reading ...
Wichit Chaitrong
Govt ponders plan to transform U-Tapao into Eastern Aviation City
The Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) Committee has convened for the first time after the Eastern Economic Corridor Act was passed to acknowledge a 10-year plan on the development of the “Eastern Aviation City”.Keep reading ...
Private solar power buying gets go-ahead
Energy policymakers gave the green light to start buying solar power generated from private buildings and households once again after postponing the programme for more than four years. Private buildings and households that are accepted by the programme will sell surplus solar power to the ...
Yuthana Praiwan
Farming in transition: How smallholder farms in the Mekong could thrive amid a changing landscape
Much of a smallholder farmer’s resources are already found in the farm. The key is knowing how to efficiently use and recycle these resources so that nothing is ever wasted and that everything goes back into the system. Farmers in the Mekong are getting help ...
China eyes its next prize – the Mekong
Beijing’s islands-building in the South China Sea and their militarisation, replete with surface-to-air missiles, is near complete. With guile, threat, and coercion, China can now seize control of one of the main transport arteries of Southeast Asia, making a mockery of international laws and norms.Keep ...
Elliot Brennan
Thailand plans regional infrastructure fund
Thailand plans to take the lead in creating a regional fund with its neighbours, including Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam, to back infrastructure and other development projects.Arthayudh Srisamoot, deputy permanent secretary of Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha is expected ...
Fostering norms to sustain Thailand's democracy
With the next election tentatively scheduled for February 2019, it is not long before Thailand returns to democracy. And while many in the country are excited about the prospect of an election, others re weary of reverting to politics as usual. Keep reading ...
Ken Lohatepanont
Innovation day praises digital progress
The fourth Huawei Asia-Pacific Innovation Day was held in Bangkok today (June 6). Co-hosted by Huawei Technologies and the Thai Ministry of Science and Technology, the theme of this year’s event is “Innovate for a digital Asia-Pacific”. Nearly 300 attendees from governments, industry and academia ...
The Nation Reporter
Thai industry declares war on plastic pollution with ‘unprecedented’ public-private effort
Every ministry in Thailand has agreed to curb its use of plastic bags and foam packaging as part of the government’s pledge yesterday on World Environment Day.Falling annually on June 5, the day carried the theme of “Beat Plastic Pollution” this year. “All government agencies ...
Rachanon Charoonsak
