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EEC Committee Gives Nods To Bidding For Four Infra Projects
Members of the The Eastern Economic Corridor Policy Committee yesterday (Oct 4) approved a plan to open bidding for four infrastructure projects worth Bt430 billion at the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC).Keep reading ...
The Nation Reporter
Helping only the poor may hurt all in the end, seminar hears
Several economists have cautioned Thailand against falling into the trap of delivering state help to low-income earners only.“State welfare should be universal,” said Dr Thorn Pitidol, a lecturer at the Thammasat University’s Faculty of Economics. A recent forum held by his faculty addressed the challenges ...
Chularat Saengpassa
Grand tourism plans for EEC
Thailand has devised a tourism development plan for the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) with a five-year public and private budget of about Bt200 billion.Tourist numbers are expected to surge by 1.5 times within 2021, Kalin Sarasin, chairman of the Board of Trade of Thailand who ...
The Nation Reporter
Thailand taken off ivory trade watch list
Thailand has been removed from an international watch list of eight countries of “primary concern” in the illegal ivory trade. Somkiat Sunthornpitakkul, director-general of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plants Conservation’s Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora Division revealed the improved status ...
The Nation Reporter
Upstream dams a threat to tomatoes, farmers
Thailand’s finest tomato production areas along Mekong River in the northeastern region have suffered serious impacts from dams in the lower Mekong River Basin, causing financial distress for the local farmers and threatening their livelihoods.Keep reading ...
Pratch Rujivanarom
Mekong communities urged to organise emergency plans
A communitirs-led emergency response plan is being advocated to cope with water hazards and dam disasters on the entire Mekong River Basin, as climate change magnifies the threats of water disasters posed by dams.Keep reading ...
Pratch Rujivanarom
Agencies offer scheme to ease poverty
The Office of National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB), the National Electronics and Computer Technology Centre (NECTEC), the National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) and the Ministry of Science and Technologies have joined up to help alleviate poverty in Thailand. Keep reading ...
Jirapan Boonnoon
Developing human capabilities will help firms prepare for digital disruptions, say experts
You need strong human capabilities to be able to make use of Artificial Intelligence (AI). It is only when the two are combined together can progress and productivity be maximised, said Hau L Lee, The Thoma Professor of Operations, Information and Technology, Stanford Graduate School ...
Phuwit Limviphuwat
Govt, mining company violated rights of locals, claims report of 10 years of reprisals
Fortify Rights has accused Thai authorities and a Thai gold mining company of violating the rights of local environmental defenders involved in opposing a gold mine in northeastern Thailand for more than a decade. The organisation released a new 90-page report, “We Fight to Protect Our ...
SPECIAL REPORT: Wildlife trafficking: a global scourge
The special report includes;– Law enforcement and prosecution seen improved over the years, but still one step behind trafficking– Wildlife trafficking– Global effort and,– Prosecution overhaulKeep reading ...
Piyaporn Wongruang
