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Thai universities struggle to keep up
The year 2019 will be a challenging year for over 300 Thai universities as they struggle with two major challenges. The first comes from changes to the demographic structure of the country itself. Thailand is facing an unprecedented demographic challenge. Its population is ageing quickly, ...
Dumrongkiat Mala
Illegal workers, employers fined over Bt15m in past 6 months
Employers and migrant workers have paid more than Bt15 million in fines for illegal employment over the past six months.From July 1, 2018 to January 2 this year, the authorities imposed fines worth Bt5.3 million on employers for hiring illegal migrants, while workers without the ...
The Nation Reporter
5G services to be tested in EEC zone
The government will test run 5G services in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) in preparation for the development of S-Curve and new S-Curve industries.Keep watching ...
Proactive measures needed to cope with ageing society
Thailand’s labour market will stagger under the weight of its growing elderly population if it does not come up with practical solutions soon.At present, more than 16 percent of Thais are over 60 years old – the mandatory retirement age for civil servants and soldiers. ...
Chularat Saengpassa
How Thailand is affected by US-China trade conflict
Amid an escalating trade war marked by tariffs and counter-tariffs on exports, the United States and China are in the midst of a 90-day ceasefire to allow both sides to negotiate. As a leading Asean economy, Thailand faces both challenges and opportunities from the trade ...
Locals fear blasts will harm ecosystem
Public hearings on a project to blast islets to allow large ships to navigate along the Mekong River will be held in this northernmost border province from Thursday (Jan, 3) through Saturday amid concerns by locals about its impact on the river’s ecology and their ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Trawler conflicts to be resolved
Labour Minister Adul Sangsingkeo has pledged to end conflicts with commercial trawlers before the country ratifies the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) Work in Fishing Convention, or C188, by the end of this month.Keep reading ...
Penchan Charoensuthipan
BoI gears up to snare aerospace investors for U-tapao
The Board of Investment (BoI) has laid out a plan to attract aerospace investment at U-tapao airport in 2019 as part of the government’s Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) development. The first phase develops 6,500 rai for the airport and an aviation hub, which includes a ...
Chatrudee Theparat
No change in road map to election, Prayut assures
Prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday insisted that the road map for national elections remain unaltered, dismissing suggestions that the junta will postpone the poll in light of the King’s coronation ceremony. This idea was floated by ultra royalists Arthit Ourairat and Chulcherm Yugala yesterday, who ...
Kas Chanwanpen
How Thailand is using open data and AI in its justice system
In recent times stakeholders from various sectors have started becoming proactively involved in identifying ways to improve justice. However, issues that hampered this mission include a lack of good governance thereby hindering the institution of an efficient, fair, transparent, and accountable system.Keep reading ...
Alita Sharon
