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Baht unchanged, could strengthen from possible economic recovery
The baht opened at 30.03 to the US dollar on Thursday, unchanged from its closing rate on Wednesday.The Thai currency is likely to move between 29.90 and 30.10 during the day, predicted Jitipol Puksamatanan, senior director of the chief investment office at SCB Securities.Keep reading ...
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Egat’s hydropower plant at Pha Juk dam to go on stream by 2022-end as planned
The construction of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand’s (Egat) hydropower plant at Pha Juk dam in Uttaradit’s Muang district is progressing as planned and should meet its targeted commercial operation date of December 2022, Thidet Iam-sai, deputy director-general of engineering and power plant construction ...
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Environment Ministry launches “Thailand Without E-Waste” [Video]
As the environmental threat of electronic waste grows, the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment has joined hands with the private sector and concerned networks to introduce the “Thailand Without E-Waste” campaign.Keep watching ...
BOI calls for meeting with foreign representatives to boost investment opportunities in Thailand
Thailand’s Board of Investment (BOI) said on Wednesday that it had managed to hold a meeting with representatives of Foreign Chambers of Commerce to enhance confidence among investors and facilitate those who are interested to invest in Thailand.Duangjai Asawachintachit, BOI’s secretary general, said that 35 ...
Communication lines to be buried in bid to make Bangkok a smart city
From next year, many Bangkok roads will be free of the ugly power and communication lines that hang overhead at dangerous angles.Digital Economy and Society Minister Buddhipongse Punnakanta handed over the plan to TOT acting president Morakot Thienmontree on Wednesday morning. The plan requires the ...
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Thailand enforces strict laws to reduce smog in Bangkok and big cities
Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon has ordered relevant organizations to enforce laws strictly to reduce smog and ask operators and people to cooperate.Lt Gen Kongcheep Tantrawanit, spokesman of the deputy prime minister, said the order responded to the high levels of particulate matters 2.5 microns ...
Chinese dams under U.S. scrutiny in Mekong rivalry
A U.S.-funded project using satellites to track and publish water levels at Chinese dams on the Mekong river was announced on Monday, adding to the superpowers’ rivalry in Southeast Asia.The 4,350-kilometer waterway — known as the Lancang in China and flowing south through Myanmar, Laos, ...
Thai start-up making ‘good progress’ on Covid vaccine
A Thai pharmaceutical start-up will today sign a deal to produce experimental doses of its Covid-19 vaccine for use in human trials.Baiya Phytopharm is among several Thai organisations making progress towards a vaccine for the virus, said State Enterprise Development Planning Subcommittee chairman Thewin Wongwanich ...
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Blueprint for zero-carbon goal underway
Energy authorities and the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) are drafting a Thailand Integrated Energy Blueprint (TIEB) to set up a zero-carbon emission goal in response to the growing trends of renewable energy and electric vehicles (EVs).The plan will be based on the 2018 Power ...
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Bangkok air quality takes a turn for the worse
Thailand’s capital has been engulfed by a hazardous haze since Monday morning, which can affect the health of residents in 58 districts.Air Quality and Noise Management Division reported that records of the average PM2.5 (particles less than 2.5 micrometres in diameter) dust particle level within ...
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