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Government’s economic policies favour big corporations – Pita
The Government’s economic policies are tailored to favour large corporations at the expense of the poor, resulting in the minority rich becoming richer while the poor get poorer, said party list MP of the now defunct Future Forward party, Mr. Pita Limjaroenrat, during the censure ...
Thailand’s high-tech, low-cost farming
A vast majority of Thai farmers are struggling to upgrade the quality and quantity of their yields, as more than 90% of agricultural household use basic machinery for their production process, however a melon farm in Ayutthaya province has adopted an advanced technologies through computer-based ...
Bangkok City Hall suspends classes in 437 schools on Wednesday
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has suspended classes at 437 schools under its supervision for one day and introduced staggered working hours for all its officials from Wednesday, as airborne PM2.5 dust is forecast to remain excessive in most parts of the capital.City Hall spokesman ...
How Thai economy will perform next year?
Thailand’s economy is likely to increase around 2.7-3.0 percent, according to the predictions by several economic institutions.The limited expansion is a result of negative effect from the weaker global economic performance, rising household debts and tech disruption that leads to less demand for manual workers.The ...
Senior health officials reiterate support for banning three agro chemicals
In an apparent show of opposition to the National Hazardous Substances Committee’s about-face on the banning of paraquat, glyphosate and chlorpyrifos, three top public health officials have announced that the Ministry continues to support the ban.Keep reading ...
Rights group calls on government to stop arming civilians in Deep South
A student human rights advocacy group in Thailand’s Deep South, PerMAS, has called on the Government to stop arming civilians and to stop dragging them into the armed conflict between government officials and southern insurgents.In a statement issued today (Thursday), the group called on the ...
Fiscal Policy Office cuts policy rate to 1.25% to boost declining economy
The Fiscal Policy Office of the Bank of Thailand voted 5:2 on Tuesday to slash the benchmark policy rate by 25 points to 1.25% with immediate effect in a bid to boost the slowing Thai economy.Fiscal Policy Office secretary, Mr. Tittanan Mallikamat, said today (Wednesday) ...
US agrees to consider Thailand’s request for a review of GSP cuts
The United States has agreed to consider Thailand’s request for a review of the suspension of trade preferences for Thai exports, under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program, in order to mitigate the impacts on the Thai private sector.The US move was conveyed to ...
Thai Government claims GSP move by US unrelated to chemicals ban
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha became aware of the US plan to suspend US$D1.3 billion in trade preferences for Thailand, under the Generalized System of Preferences program, about a month ago and says the US action is not related to Thailand’s banning of paraquat, glyphosate and ...
NIDA Poll: Thais are worried that the ongoing political conflict will hurt the economy.
Despite the general election, Thais think that the political division still persists and it can threaten overall economic performance and their income, according to latest survey carried out by the National Institute of Development Administration, or NIDA Poll.The survey results showed that a majority of ...
