Bangkok Post

Private solar power buying gets go-ahead

Energy policymakers gave the green light to start buying solar power generated from private buildings and households once again after postponing the programme for more than four years. Private buildings and households that are accepted by the programme will sell surplus solar power to the ...

Yuthana Praiwan

Fostering norms to sustain Thailand's democracy

With the next election tentatively scheduled for February 2019, it is not long before Thailand returns to democracy. And while many in the country are excited about the prospect of an election, others re weary of reverting to politics as usual. Keep reading ...

Ken Lohatepanont

Making mobility work

Contrary to the global trend, the movement of people across national borders within Southeast Asia has been increasing significantly over the past two decades. The continuing vitality of intra-regional migration is fueled by rapid economic development, demographic diversity and the mismatch in supply and demand ...

Tanyatorn Tongwaranan

Acing the logistics of e-commerce

Increasing e-commerce transactions driven by rapidly changing consumer behaviour combined with the entry of giant e-commerce platforms through local partnerships has intensified competition among logistics and parcel delivery services, challenging existing players in the domestic market. Keep reading ...

Komsan Tortermvasana

Export bid to slash palm oil surplus

The Commerce Ministry plans to seek the cabinet’s approval on a proposal to boost exports of crude palm oil to slash the surplus of palm oil in national stocks. At least 600,000 tonnes of palm oil surplus should be exported this year as the total national ...

Bangkok Post Reporter

Investment rush is harming environment

The recent massive crackdown on recycling factories processing hazardous electronic waste allegedly smuggled from abroad seems to be just the tip of the iceberg. Last week, police, local authorities and Revenue Department officials jointly raided five electronic recycling plants in Chachoengsao to stamp out pollution caused ...

Soonruth Bunyamanee

EEC needs 30,000 workers

The Ministry of Labour will meet with cabinet members and present a strategy to produce more skilled labourers to match demand from the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) within two months after a survey found that almost 30,000 qualified workers are still required in the special ...

Penchan Charoensuthipan

G-to-G deals for rice in the works

China and Indonesia are in the mix for planned rice sales in the form of government-to-government (G-to-G) deals during the remaining months of the year.According to Commerce Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong, Thailand is waiting for the Chinese government to sign a contract to buy an additional ...

Phusadee Arunmas

Dislike for clean energy

The announcement by Thailand’s Energy Ministry to consider two new fossil-fuel and highly carbon polluting power stations demonstrates an inability of the nation’s leaders to take a fresh path towards a clean, renewable energy future. At the time where major economies and even many developing nations ...

Bangkok Post Reporter

New dam in Cambodia 'would destroy Mekong'

A Chinese-backed plan for Cambodia to build the Mekong River’s biggest dam would destroy fisheries that feed millions and worsen tensions with Vietnam, the downstream country with most to lose from dams on the waterway, according to a three-year study commissioned by the Cambodian government.Keep ...

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