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Victims of dengue already pass 50,000 this year
Thailand health officials say the number of people requiring treatment for dengue fever has already topped the 50,000 mark in the first eight months of 2018.According to the Ministry of Health’s Bureau of Epidemiology, a total of 50,079 cases have been reported from the 77 ...
4 draft digtal laws ready for Cabinet as govt boosts cybersecurity
The Digital Economy and Society ministry (DE ministry) will submit four draft digital laws for Cabinet’s approval this month as a first step towards an official government announcement in the second half of next year. The government will also set up two new agencies in ...
Jirapan Boonnoon
With rising sea levels, Bangkok struggles to stay afloat
As Bangkok prepares to host climate-change talks, the sprawling city of more than 10 million is itself under siege from the environment, with dire forecasts warning it could be partially submerged in just over a decade.A preparatory meeting begins Tuesday (Sep 4) in Thailand’s capital ...
The half-century fight to save Huai Kha Khaeng: Honouring Seub’s legacy
“At the heart of the success of wildlife conservation is the forest. With healthy forests and habitats, wild animals can survive. Such a principle is easily comprehensible even by those who do not have much knowledge.”Phong Leng-ei in his 80s still recalled vividly the principles ...
The Nation Reporter
Push for Thai climate fund
and the empowerment of local people to boost climate resilience, when they meet at a United Nations sponsored conference in Bangkok.Civil society organisations, activists and people affected by the adverse impact of climate change from across Thailand yesterday gathered at Chulalongkorn University to talk about ...
Pratch Rujivanarom
Budget will entrench power of military: student activists
IT took lawmakers just three hours to approve the Bt3-trillion budget for next year – and with all 206 legislators voting in favour of the bill, analysts believe the military government is sticking to its old school of thought.Clearly the regime does not believe in ...
Wichit Chaitrong
Japanese investors keen to join with Chinese on EEC projects, minister says
Japan plans to team up with China to invest in Thailand’s infrastructure projects, targeting the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), said Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith.The move came after the recent signing of a memorandum of understanding on private-sector economic cooperation in third-world countries between China and ...
The Nation Reporter
Bangkok conference seeks to build inter-continental cooperation in suppressing wildlife trade and trafficking
Cooperation among three major continents where illicit wildlife trades and trafficking are still rampant is being forged in an attempt to suppress the activities that are now seen crossing from countries in Africa to Asia.Some leading anti-wildlife trafficking experts and law enforcers from 30 countries ...
The Nation Reporter
Land bought under false deeds returned
The Land Department will be asked to revoke land-title deeds for more than 2,700 rai (432 hectares) in Loei’s Phu Rua district after fake or faulty documents had been used to lay ownership claims on the land more than three decades ago.Keep reading ...
The Nation Reporter
Cyber threats strain firms with Thailand a key target
Companies in Thailand are being swamped by more than 5,000 alerts every day relating to cyber-security threats, with the country trailing only Vietnam as the Southeast Asian nation most in the sights of cyber criminals, a survey shows.Keep reading ...
Jirapan Boonnoon