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Thai campaigners urge change to forest law after indigenous verdict
Campaigners are calling on Thai authorities to amend a law they say violates the rights of indigenous people, after the country’s top court ruled that a group of Karen evicted from a national park had no legal right over the land.Keep reading ...
Rina Chandran
Japan shows interest in investing in EEC
Japan has expressed interest in investing in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) while Thailand has indicated a desire for the country to provide human resources, science and technological development in support of target industries. Keep reading ...
Itiporn Lakarnchua
Thailand’s middleman role touted
Thailand is ready to serve in a middleman role between the countries of two economic groupings in East Asia as part of the country’s efforts to promote economic cooperation across the broader region, Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak said.Keep reading ...
The Nation Reporter
Drafted bill on land tax to proceed on schedule
The government did not have a plan to postpone the legal enforcement of the drafted bill on land and building taxes, said Wisudhi Srisuphan, deputy minister of finance.Keep reading ...
The Nation Reporter
Thailand -Cambodia coordinate to protected areas and trans-boundary
Thailand’s Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) hosts a workshop between Thailand and Cambodia on Protected areas and Trans-boundary Biodiversity Conservation Landscape management. Keep reading ...
Pichanan Inpota
SPECIAL REPORT: A painful judgement on land rights
The top court’s recent verdict in the case of karen forest dwellers has left them without their traditional land.Shortly after the helicopter took off, those left behind could hear the bamboo stalks breaking, making a sound like the crackling of wood burning in a fire.The ...
Piyaporn Wongruang
Environmental tax could cut e-waste
The Finance Ministry has floated the idea of imposing an environmental tax in a bid to reduce electronic waste. For example, imported mobile phone handsets should be subject to an electronic scrap disposal tax, said finance permanent secretary Prasong Poontaneat. Keep reading ...
Wichit Chantanusornsiri
PM’s EU visit ‘spurs investor interest’
Enthusiasm for investment in Thailand from Britain and France is high after the leaders of the two countries that hosted a visit by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha expressed their interest in the government’s Thailand 4.0 policy and the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), Deputy Prime Minister ...
The Nation Reporter
Airbus to provide an end-to-end Geo-Information system to Thailand
The Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency of Thailand (GISTDA) has selected Airbus as a partner for its next-generation national geo-information system. The end-to-end system will make Thailand one of the few nations able to fully exploit geo-information for societal benefits. Fully in line with ...
10 global food and beverage trends transforming the Thai market
10 food and beverage trends around the world have already trickled into the Thai market in 2018, and are starting to shape the ‘next generation’ of consumer demands.Keep reading ...
Lester Wan
