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Progress made on RCEP issues
Countries backing the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) have resolved 17 trade issues this year, while leaving unfinished matters to reach finalisation next year.Keep reading ...
The Nation Reporter
Bt20-bn plan to link EEC with southern corridor
Approval will be sought from the Cabinet for investment of over Bt20 billion for a southern corridor that will connect with the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) in order to forge a massive trade hub linking the Pacific and Indian oceans. Meanwhile, the first draft of ...
Wichit Chaitrong
Thailand to push for bigger Asean role in Rohingya crisis
Thailand is ready to support a greater Asean role in resolving the Rakhine crisis, as the group prepared mechanisms to deal with the plight of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who face repatriation amid grave concerns about their future.Keep reading ...
Supalak Ganjanakhundee
‘Very poor’ school students to be given additional financial aid
About 600,000 “very poor” students will soon receive an extra Bt800 per semester from the state, as the Equitable Education Fund (EEF) is stepping in to help reduce the educational disparities.Keep reading ...
The Nation Reporter
Drug bill to help speed up registration of new medicines
The new drug bill will allow specialists and their organisations, foreign or Thai, to review drug registration applications.“This aims at speeding up the registration process so people can have quicker access to useful medicines,” Government Spokesman Puttipong Punnakanta said yesterday (Nov, 13). He was speaking ...
Jakrawan Salaytoo
Reject cannabis extract patents or be sued, researchers warn
Medical researchers appear poised to sue the Intellectual Property Department after it registered patents for cannabis extract products. At least two patents have been granted for cannabinoid products, despite the Intellectual Property Department insisting it is impossible for anyone to own a cannabis extract patent.Keep ...
Pratch Rujivanarom
Anxiety mounts over nuclear waste found in Laem Chabang Port
Academics have urged authorities to fully disclose information about the radioactive waste found at Laem Chabang Port and investigate the shipment’s entire route.The Office of Atoms for Peace (OAP) and the Port Authority of Thailand have said the radioactive waste was safely retrieved from the ...
Pratch Rujivanarom
China economic ties gain boost
Thailand is seeking to further flesh out its strategic economic cooperation with China by promoting another layer of ties built on direct connections with some Chinese provinces.After meeting China’s State Councillor Wang Yong in Beijing on Wednesday (Nov,7 ), Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak revealed ...
The Nation Reporter
Tap blockchain to help beat corruption
In a bid to boost government transparency and accountability, new technologies should be explored and used to fight corruption more effectively. One of the most promising technologies is called blockchain, which is essentially a list of records linked together using crytography and time-stamps. This forms ...
The Nation Reporter
Terminal 2 at U-Tapao airport to be fully opened in February
The second passenger terminal building at U-Tapao International Airport will be fully opened in February, the airport’s director said.Rear Adm Luachai Sri-iamkul, the director of the airport, said the new terminal has been partially opened for domestic flight passengers and for inbound international flight passengers.Keep ...
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