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Chiang Mai locals take part in Sustainable Thai Idealism project
Local residents in Chiang Mai Province have taken part in the government’s Sustainable Thai Idealism project to develop local farming in Mae Chaem District. Deputy Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Wiwat Salyakamthorn and residents of Mae Chaem took part in the reforestation of encroached forestland and ...
Jettana Pantana
Bangkokians delivered health services
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has been delivering health services to residents of Bangkok as part of the government’s policy to improve the livelihoods of Thai citizens. Bangkok Governor Pol Gen Asawin Kwanmuang, officiated recently at the launch of the third “BMA Delivers Happiness to People” ...
Thammarat Thadaphrom
Thailand to host 8th ACMECS in June
Thailand is slated to host the 8th Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS) Meeting this June, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.Keep reading ...
Thammarat Thadaphrom
Thailand enjoys 10.3% export growth in Feb
The Ministry of Commerce says the global economic recovery contributed to February’s export growth of 10.3% while maintaining this year’s export growth target at 8%.Keep reading ...
Thammarat Thadaphrom
Environmental ‘disaster’ at Akara
Academic says significant damage is proved by report, disputed by company. Findings of toxic contamination from Akara Resources’ gold mine have been hailed as significant scientific confirmation of an environmental disaster in Phichit.Keep reading ...
Pratch Rujivanarom
The Official Visit by the Working Group on Business and Human Rights (WG on BHR), 26 March – 4 April 2018
Upon the Royal Thai Government’s invitation, the United Nations Working Group on the issues of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises will pay an official visit to Thailand between 26 March – 4 April 2018, during which the Working Group will meet ...
Mixed reactions to Kra Canal project
Experts urge government to set up a committee and undertake a feasibility study so that a final decision can be made. Despite a history going back three centuries, the highly controversial and politically sensitive proposed Kra Canal mega-project in southern Thailand is once again up ...
Jintana Panyaarvudh
Mekong River bird species threatened by dam discharges
The Mekong River ecosystem has been devastated from rising water levels during the dry season, as upstream dams in China discharge water to facilitate navigation in the river.Keep reading ...
Pratch Rujivanarom
Is Bangkok savvy enough to become a 'smart city'?
The “smart city” has become a new buzzword for development policy in the Thailand 4.0 initiative, which would see big cities in the country like Bangkok, Phuket, Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen and the Eastern Economic Corridor, transformed into technology hubs.Keep reading ...
Anchalee Kongrut
City pollution at 'national disaster' level
Bangkok must upgrade its ultra-fine dust pollution problem to “national disaster” level in order to strengthen protections against its far-reaching health impacts, ranging from heart and brain disorders to cancer.Keep reading ...
Apinya Wipatayotin
