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The new leadership at the Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry plans a series of measures to deal with the imminent drought situation.Chief among them is a reduction in the release volume of water from two key dams in the North, expected to save 10 million rai ...

Thailand has adopted a DNA barcoding system in order to protect herbal plant species.The Biodiversity-based Economy Development Office (Bedo) is in the process of applying the barcoding system to identify the origin of herbal plants, fruit trees, and related species to preserve ecological biodiversity.Keep reading ...

Specialists from 17 fields attended a meeting Thursday to look at the best ways to revise the draft on the national science, research and innovation plan.The meeting was held at the Century Park Hotel by the Office of the Science, Research, Innovation Promotion Board, which ...

Type A Influenza can be fatal if lung infection sets in, Thai pulmonary disease expert Dr Manoon Leechawengwongs warns.The doctor cited as an example a case of 57-year-old Thai man in reasonable health and a habit of smoking half a packet of cigarette daily who ...

Thanks to the formation of the new government, a new man and two deputies have taken the helm of the Education Ministry. And while hopes for better changes emerge, many doubts are also surfacing.Education Minister Nataphol Teepsuwan from the coalition leader Phalang Pracharat Party has ...

The Royal Irrigation Department (RID) is speeding up efforts to mitigate the impacts of the looming drought after water levels in several major reservoirs fell below the levels of last year.Eighteen major reservoirs are holding less than 30% of their storage capacity including Pasak Jolasid ...

The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) is calling for the Labour Ministry to waive the 5% contribution from insured workers to the Social Security Fund (SSF) for 6-12 months instead of increasing the daily minimum wage to 400 baht as promised during the election campaign.Keep ...

The Energy Ministry will work towards being more transparent and improving its reputation after politicians jockeyed for control in recent weeks, says newly installed Energy Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong.“This ministry is perceived as having value for politicians, who can benefit from controlling energy policies,” Mr Sontirat ...

The Prayut Chan-o-cha government, which was officially sworn in this week, will have to weigh carefully the demand by labour leaders for the daily minimum wage to be raised to 400 baht.The 400-baht hike was one of the poll campaign promises made by the Palang ...

The new tourism and sports minister plans to promote medical marijuana tourism and legalise ride-hailing and accommodation-sharing apps and websites to attract foreign visitors.Speaking on his first day in office, Pipat Ratchakitprakan, a key Bhumjaithai Party leader, said he wants to include marijuana in medical ...