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Agriculture Ministry seeks Cabinet nod for Bt8.9-billion grass roots development plan
The Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry has prepared a grass roots economic development and promotion campaign, which will be presented to the Cabinet on Tuesday for approval under the fiscal year 2021 budget.Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Chalermchai Sri-on said on Monday (January 20) that “the campaign ...
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Value of food exports to increase 5.4% this year
The National Food Institute forecasts that the value of food exports this year will be US$34.9 billion (Bt1.05 trillion), up 5.4 per cent year on year, according to its president Anong Paijitprapapon.However, the value of exports will contract 0.3 per cent to Bt1.02 trillion if ...
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MEA enters joint venture to develop Smart Metro Grid
The Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) is embarking on a joint venture to install smart meters for some 33,000 households in a move to pilot the government’s smart city initiative.MEA governor Keerapat Jiamset said on Friday (January 17) that the authority had signed a memorandum of ...
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Bangkok water quality back to WHO-recommended levels, authority confirms
The Metropolitan Waterworks Authority (MWA) said the quality of tap water has returned to normal in Bangkok, Nonthaburi and Samut Prakarn provinces over the weekend.MWA governor Parinya Yasamit said on Saturday (January 18) that the quality of tap water in the metropolitan area had returned ...
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Govt urged to leverage technology in pollution fight
In the age of digital technology with Thais owning an average of two mobile phones each, it is time for the government to leverage technology for public benefits, said Suchatvee Suwansawat, President of the Council of Engineers Thailand, on Thursday (January 16). For instance, the government ...
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Get Army out of our woods, Sa Kaeo residents demand
Fifty residents of Aranyaprathet district in Sa Kaeo filed a letter of complaint at the Parliament Building on Thursday (January 16) over the Army’s request to continue using Royal Forest Department woodland there for another 30 years.A community survey conducted in September found residents unanimous ...
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Minister raises alarm over increasing ‘fake news’ and hacking
The Minister of Digital Economy, Puttipong Punnakanta, held a meeting with the National Cyber Security Committee (NCSC) about the increasing fake news and cyberattacks both within the country and from neighbouring countries. He said hackers used SIM cards registered in neighbouring countries to try to access ...
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Strong baht a double-edged sword to farm sector
The strengthening baht is a double-edged sword to the Thai agriculture industry , said Rapibhat Chandarasrivongs, secretary general of the Office of Agricultural Economics (OAE).In 2019, the Thai currency gained 5 per cent in value against the US dollar, from Bt31.81/dollar in January to Bt30.22 ...
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Government planning stronger measures to deal with pollution: Varawut
Natural Resources and Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa has said the government is preparing stronger measures to tackle the dust and air pollution problem.He said seeking public cooperation by upgrading and cleaning car engines had only helped maintain the status quo. He said 72 per cent ...
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Egat looking at energy innovation joint venture
The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) will in June pitch to the Cabinet a plan for an energy innovation joint venture with private partners.Egat governor Viboon Rerksilathai said Egat proposes to hold a 40-per-cent stake in the venture, with the Ratch Group and Electricity ...
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