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Calls for schools in Chiang Mai to close as haze crisis worsens
With Chiang Mai entering the global list for worst air pollution, calls are growing for schools and educational institutes in the northern province to close down temporarily for the sake of students.Keep reading ...
The Nation Reporter
Environmental issues won’t solve themselves
The government has several clear steps to take in tackling threats from air pollution and plastic waste Single-use plastic waste and big-city air pollution have become the two most serious environmental issues facing Thailand, and it’s daunting to consider how long it might take to ...
Agency calls for Bt200 million to tackle unwanted pregnancies
An agency has proposed that the National Health Security Office (NHSO) spends about Bt200 million to buy and distribute condoms and contraceptive implants as a possible solution to Thailand’s unwanted pregnancy problem.The Aids and Unwanted Pregnancy Hotline 1663 Center said the money, which amounts to ...
The Nation Reporter
How corrupt we are
Thailand was ranked 99 out of 180 countries and territories in the 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), which shows that despite some progress, many countries are still failing to make serious inroads against graft.The index ranks the countries and territories by their perceived levels of ...
Pradit Phulsarikij
Bangkok ‘must plan to combat climate change’
Bangkok needs to begin making adjustments for challenges like higher temperatures, floods and diseases brought on by climate change.As skyscrapers, concrete and roads dominate most of the capital and cars and air-conditioners pump out greenhouse gases, the city needs to fight to stay cool, experts ...
The Nation Reporter
How Emerging Technologies Are Creating a Race for Insights
In an increasingly digital world, a common denominator for successful organizations is the ability to empower its workforce and customers with the right information at breakneck speeds. With IDC forecasting that at least 50% of global GDP will be digitized by 2021, putting data to ...
Ban on fires not really fighting smog
Moves to control smog in the North are ineffective since the authorities are only focusing on controlling outdoor fires, experts cautioned yesterday. With summer approaching, people in the North are now bracing for the annual seasonal haze, which normally begins in March, though academics and ...
Pratch Rujivanarom
Asean partnership with Russia rises to new level under Thai leadership
Last November Russian President Vladimir Putin and Asean leaders took a historic decision to raise the Asean-Russia Dialogue Partnership to a strategic level.This year marks the start of that new cooperation, as Thailand takes the Asean helm. Thailand’s role as chair of Asean is crucial ...
Loss of wetlands could be devastating: experts
Wetland are still being systematically destroyed in the Mekong River region despite wide international consensus that it is humanity’s best chance to avert a climate apocalypse, experts said. On Saturday, the world celebrated World Wetlands Day with this year’s theme being “Wetlands and Climate Change”. ...
Pratch Rujivanarom
‘Overshooting’ baht raises fears of sluggish growth
With the stronger baht constraining Thai economic growth, other small emerging market economies are facing the risk of recession, economists warn.Teerana Bhongmakapat, former dean of economics at Chulalongkorn University, expressed concern about the baht’s rise against the US dollar and regional currencies. “The overshooting baht ...
Wichit Chaitrong