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Water situation worrisome after Mekong River gains close to 2 meters overnight
The Royal Irrigation Department (RID) has continued with preparations against flooding due to a tropical depression spurring rainfall across most of the country with the Mekong River level in Nong Khai province rising rapidly and impeding boat travel.Keep seeing ...
Thailand, Japan join hands on EECi set-up
Thailand and Mie prefecture, in the Kansai region of Japan’s main Honshu island, have agreed to jointly establish the Mie-Thai agro-industrial cooperation centre at the Eastern Economic Corridor of Innovation (EECi) in Rayong. Keep reading ...
Chatrudee Theparat
Myanmar's Rohingya panel head refutes criticism by outgoing secretary
The chairman of an international panel set up by Myanmar to advise on the Rohingya crisis has rebutted criticism by the body’s former secretary, saying the panel is effective and the government has acted on its recommendations.Former Thai foreign minister Surakiart Sathirathai, who last year ...
A giant leap for social Commerce
Thai consumers have reached a new high in online commerce, thanks to Facebook Messenger’s latest deal with Kasikornbank for a one-stop shopping experience on mobile apps. The deal makes online commerce on the giant social media platform easier and more convenient as payment can be ...
Asina Pornwasin
New anti-corruption law now in effect
Thailand’s new anti-corruption law has officially been brought into force. The new version of the anti-corruption law was published in the Royal Gazette on July 20. In this final version, major changes include a provision that allows current members of the Office of the National ...
Kitti Cheevasittiyanon
Thailand moves to send poor quality plastic waste back where it came from
A new policy from Thai government, aimed at cracking down on illegal waste imports, will place added pressure on struggling UK recycling sector. JOE SANDLER CLARKE investigates for UnearthedThe government of Thailand has pledged to start sending plastic scrap back where it came from as ...
Joe Sandler Clarke
More than 800 illegal migrants arrested
More than 800 illegal migrant workers, who failed to apply for a work permit by June 30, have been arrested.At a meeting on the suppression of illegal migration, Labor Minister Pol Gen Adul Saengsingkeaw was informed that among 30,000 migrant workers inspected, 800 of them ...
From robot insects to human-sniffing sensors, this rescue tech could save lives
Elon Musk’s futuristic “mini-sub” ultimately wasn’t used in the recent daring rescue of 13 people trapped in a cave in Thailand. However, its much-publicized existence reminded the world of the important role similarly cutting-edge technology will increasingly have a role to play in similar disaster ...
Luke Dormehl
Gay union law ready for Cabinet by September
A law allowing same-sex couples to formally register as life partners should be drafted by September, Rights and Liberties Protection Department chief Pitikarn Sitthidech said on Saturday.Keep reading ...
The Nation Reporter
Ban will cover only health-risk industrial trans fats
The ban on trans fats by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will apply only to industrial trans fats when it takes effect starting on January 9.FDA Food Bureau chief Supattra Boonserm on Friday (July 20) dismissed suggestions that the ban would cover all types ...
Kornrawee Panyasuppakun