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A tranche of seemingly populist policies has been sprouting forth from the military-led government, pointing to something much more than a bid to boost domestic demand amid a murky economic outlook. Keep reading ...

The e-payment law, a tool for the Revenue Department to tax the income of non-salaried earners, particularly online vendors, will go into force from Jan 1, 2020. It takes time to link systems between the Revenue Department and financial institutions, so the money transfer reporting ...

Stakeholders should take part in shaping the future of social enterprise in Thailand and boost sustainable development, experts told a seminar recently.Social enterprise (SE) has emerged as a solution for a more sustainable economic growth in response to widespread social, economic and environmental problems caused ...

Attapol Charoenchansa, the newly-appointed chief of the Royal Forest Department (RFD), says he will be making use of his 30 years of experience to expand the country’s forested area and deal with those involved with deforestation. Keep reading ...

Thailand and Laos have agreed to strengthen cooperation on drug prevention and suppression to promote peace and cooperation in the border regions of the two countries.Keep watching ...

Thailand to lead smart-city project with Bangkok, Phuket and Chonburi featuring prominently in cross-border partnership.Thailand will play a leading role in implementing the smart-city network covering 26 cities in the 10 Asean countries as the Kingdom takes over as the bloc’s chair next year, Digital ...

Thailand’s internet economy ranked No.2 in Southeast Asia, worth US$ 12 billion (394 billion baht) in 2018 out of $72 billion in the region, thanks to growth of the e-commerce and online media sectors, according to the latest Google-Temasek report.Keep reading ...

‘Khon’, Thailand’s masked dance drama, has been inscribed on Unesco’s representative list of humanity’s “intangible” cultural heritage – a decision reached at the 13th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Mauritius on November 29.Keep reading ...

Thailand launched the Centre of Excellence for Soil Research in Asia (Cesra), the world’s first regional hub to promote sustainable soil management, to mark Wednesday’s World Soil Day. Keep reading ...

The emission of greenhouse gases has been rising for two years in a row, reversing efforts based on the Paris Agreement to control the rise in global temperatures and avert the impact of climate change. As world leaders gather at the United Nations Climate Change ...