Bangkok Post
5G follies take on new urgency
Despite tremendous efforts by the telecom regulator to press ahead with 5G adoption by next year, achieving the goal may be a tall order considering the slow process of spectrum recall and the lack of a strong push by telecom players,wary as they are that ...
Komsan Tortermvasana
CLMVT touted as global value chain
The area of the CLMVT (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand) is being urged to upgrade to become a new global value chain to accommodate the new economy and offset the world’s economic uncertainties.Keep reading ...
Phusadee Arunmas
Govt rice price payouts to start next month
The rice price guarantee scheme will begin next month with farmers set to be paid the difference when the price falls below a predetermined benchmark, Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said.He was speaking as he led a delegation of officials from the ...
Phusadee Arunmas
Wasting away
Plastic is omnipresent in Thailand. It’s found everywhere, from luxury shopping malls to 7-Eleven convenience stores, on almost every street corner and beneath the skin of some individuals. It’s even inside the stomachs of much marine life.The unprecedented death rate of dugongs and microplastics found ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Prayut pushes sustainability at UN
As chair of Asean, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday called on the bloc to accelerate plans for sustainable development while speaking at the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).Gen Prayut urged a greater regional trade partnership and public participation, as well as ...
Thana Boonlert
Somsak endorses push for sustainable investments
Thailand is aiming to be the first in Asia to have a national operation plan for the implementation of the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs), Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin said on Friday.Drafted by the Rights and Liberties Protection Department, the ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Poverty makes elderly care 'difficult'
Experts have raised concerns over the number of young people entering the workforce who will have to support the elderly, but who have poor education and live in poverty.Up to 42% of young people in this group received a poor education, a major factor leading ...
Thodsapol Hongtong
Workforce health MoU inked
Seven agencies signed a memorandum of cooperation on Thursday to promote health and well-being in the workplace and prevent occupational risks and work-related diseases.Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha presided over the signing of the agreement between the Interior, Labour, Public Health and Industry ministries, the Bangkok ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
B1bn target for farmer support
The Industry Ministry plans to conclude the government’s agriculture development plan in October, expecting to spend 1 billion baht to launch support measures for Thai farmers.Pasu Loharjun, the industry permanent secretary, said the ministry is in talks with the Industrial Promotion Department and the Bank ...
Lamonphet Apisitniran
Harm reduction with safer alternatives new approach to public health International
While policymakers in Thailand are concerned about the dangers of e-cigarettes and have vowed to retain the ban on smoking devices, other countries in Asia are joining forces in their fight against tobacco.Keep reading ...
Jintana Panyaarvudh