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The Board of Investment (BoI) has agreed in principle to a public-private partnership project to build a cross-border transport centre in Nakhon Phanom to promote border trade between Thailand and Laos, Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob said on Wednesday.“The project, to be overseen by the Department ...

The parliament approved the ratification of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) which was expected to take effect this year, said Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit.RCEP would be the 14th free trade agreement (FTA) of Thailand and would promote Thai trade, he ...

A Cabinet meeting on Tuesday approved a motion proposed by the Education Ministry to increase the lunch budget for students by 5 per cent, or to Bt21 per person per day, government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri said.“The ministry reported that the lunch budget would cover students ...

More than half of this year’s new housing loan target of 215 billion baht will be provided with low interest rates to help low-income earners to purchase their own homes, says GH Bank.State-owned GH Bank plans to offer low-interest housing loans to low-income earners under ...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) plans to transfer oversight of initial coin offerings (ICOs) for investment and utility tokens to the Securities Act in order to remove regulatory overlap and promote digital assets.Nopnuanparn Pavasant, director of the Fintech Department at the SEC, said the ...

There have been concerns over data privacy in Thailand’s COVID-19 contact tracing app, as the country battles a new wave of infections.Despite these challenges, the authorities are trying to encourage more people to use the app, including via efforts to protect personal information.Since mid-December, Thailand ...

The Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) on Tuesday released satellite images showing a drastic drop in the water level of Mekong River this Sunday compared to images captured on January 3.“The water level of Mekong River has dropped considerably in the past month,” ...

Thailand will target having electric vehicles account for 30% of car production by the end of the decade, as part of efforts to tackle toxic air pollution.The government wants to “accelerate the use and production of electric vehicles, with national strategies focusing on the environment ...

The dire state of the world’s oceans can no longer be ignored. Discarded plastic waste — particularly single-use plastic — is putting marine life at risk.It’s not only big chunks of plastic and bags that pose a danger: plastic exposed to salt water and ultraviolet ...

In a bid to protect people, private organisations and local authorities are not allowed to purchase Covid-19 vaccines yet, Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Tuesday.He explained that some vaccines have not undergone all phases of testing, and their efficiency and side effects are ...