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Continuing haze points to failure of Asean agreement
The failure in the implementation of the Asean Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution (AATHP) has led to the prolonged and severe haze season in the northern region of Southeast Asia, while the goal of a haze-free Asean by 2020 was far from achievable, environmentalists said ...
Pratch Rujivanarom
Data crisis triggers IT security fears
Goosebumps are rising among social media fans amid a firestorm over Facebook’s massive personal data harvesting. Coincidentally, a similar scandal has erupted in Thailand, where one of the country’s largest telecom operators faces censure as a result of IT security negligence. Keep reading ...
Suchit Leesa-Nguansuk And Komsan Tortermvasana
Elephants driven to extinction by illegal skin trade, says report
Many elephants are being hunted for their skin across Asia and the problem is reaching a crisis point, said a report released yesterday by an international NGO that is dedicated to protecting the animals from extinction.Keep reading ...
Rachanon Charoonsak
DOAE takes measures to control quality of durian, deter sales of unripe fruit
The Department of Agricultural Extension (DOAE) has introduced measures to control the quality of durian in current harvest season and ensured no unripe fruit will be sold in the market. The Ministry of Agriculture’s Spokesperson Sorravis Thaneeto has revealed the agency has introduced measures to deal ...
Tanakorn Sangiam
Durian finds ready buyers on Alibaba
Alibaba Group’s partnership with the Thai government aims to continue to drive overseas growth for Thailand’s farmers. Alibaba’s Thai durian promotion on its Tmall platform resulted in more than 130,000 Thai durians pre-sold to Chinese consumers, including more than 80,000 Monthong durians in the sale’s ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Doctors claim paraquat is safe for farm use
Paraquat is safe enough for agricultural use and should not be banned, if safely managed and applied to unwanted plants, medical experts said.A group of doctors said in a press conference arranged by Agricultural Science Foundation yesterday (April, 24) that paraquat, a widely used herbicide ...
Pratch Rujivanarom
Chiang Rai Province to Use Geo-Informatics and Space Technology to Combat Forest Fires
Thailand’s Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) has joined hands with Chiang Rai province to set up Pracharat teams in bid to prevent forest fires with the use of disaster reporting technology.Keep reading ...
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Construction of the 5th Thai-Lao friendship bridge likely to begin this year-end
Construction of the 5th Thai-Lao friendship bridge linking the northeastern province of Bueng Kan with Laos’ western township of Pakxan in Bolikhamsai province is likely to commence this year-end with the Ministry of Transport expecting to seek budget from the government in October.Keep reading ...
Thai PBS Reporter
DSD promotes construction workers training for EEC project
The Department of Skills Development (DSD) is working on the development of construction workers in keeping with demands from the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) project. DSD Director-General Suthi Sukosol said construction businesses are seeing a boom from projects and investments in the EEC, which include the ...
Tanakorn Sangiam
OTP organizes 2nd public hearing to improve transportation system
The Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning (OTP) organized a second public hearing on the travel demand survey project, and improved the commodity flow database for transportation planning purposes. Keep reading ...
Supawadee Wangsri
