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PM talks trade, security with Turnbull
The Thai and Australian prime ministers held a bilateral meeting for the first time in five years during the Asean-Australia special summit in Sydney, with focus on upgrading the economic relationship and regional security cooperation.Keep reading ...
The Nation Reporter
Internal Trade Department to strictly regulate prices after wage rise
The Ministry of Commerce has instructed the Department of Internal Trade to keep a close watch on price of goods in the wake of the wage rise slated to apply from April. The move came after the government had announced a minimum wage rise of 8-22 ...
Vipaporn Pooritanasarn
Mekong River seaweed fest in Chiang Rai
Various agencies of the northernmost province of Chiang Rai have co-organized an activity to promote a northern delicacy at the Pracharat must-visit market in Chiang Khong district. The event featured the making of the world’s longest dried weed from the Mekong River. Locally it’s called Kai ...
Vipaporn Pooritanasarn
Chiang Mai sprays water to increase air humidity to reduce air pollution
Chiang Mai sprayed water to increase air humidity to reduce air pollution after the PM10 values had been found to exceed the safety standard level. Many sectors in Chiang Mai jointly constructed firebreaks to reduce the risk of forest fires and increase moisture in the air ...
Supawadee Wangsri
Rural economic stimulus vowed
The Commerce Ministry has pledged to move ahead with plans to drive local economic development, e-commerce, exports and big data for farm products and trade.Commerce Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong said on March 16, 2018 after a workshop that the ministry is still focused on stimulating the ...
Phusadee Arunmas
Mekong researchers seek ways to improve dams
Researchers backed by multi-million-dollar grants from NASA are heading to Southeast Asia’s Mekong River region to find ways to improve dams so they are less harmful to people and the environment.Researchers from Michigan State University (MSU) will spend three years analysing sites in the lower ...
Thomson Reuters Foundation
Thailand down in happiness ranking
Thais are less happy than last year, while Finland tops the rankings in the United Nations’ World Happiness Report 2018 published on March, 14 2018. In this year’s report, a survey of the state of global happiness , Thailand dropped from No.32 in 2017 to ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Thailand’s Views on International Labour Organization’s “Ship to Shore” Project
With reference to the launch of the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) “Ship to Shore Rights” project’s baseline research on 28 February 2018, on the particular interests and the cacophony of reporting on the issue.Keep reading ...
NGO Affirms Greater Improvement in Labour Conditions within the Fisheries Sector
On 11 March 2018, H.E. Mr. Virachai Plasai, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Thailand to the United Nations in New York, presided over the opening of the “Thailand’s Path to Sustainable Fisheries” Seminar, held during the Seafood Expo North America (SENA) 2018 at Boston Convention ...
Thailand Lifted Restrictions on Foreign Workers to Change Employers, Work Places and Types of Work
On 6 March 2018, the Thai cabinet approved the drafted amendments to the Royal Ordinance on the Management of Foreign Workers Employment B.E. 2560 (2017). The new revision aimed to facilitate better control and monitoring of the process of bringing foreign workers into Thailand, the ...
