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Chiang Mai, Mae Sot reel under severe air pollution
Chiang Mai and Mae Sot district in Tak province continued to suffer from severe air pollution caused by seasonal smog, as particulate matter smaller than 2.5 microns (PM2.5) in these two areas rose beyond safe levels, posing serious health threats to local people.The air quality ...
Report sees progress in fishing industry labour conditions
Thailand’s fishing and seafood industry has made some progress in regard to labour conditions, according to a report funded by the European Union (EU). Released yesterday, the report revealed that there had been fewer instances of physical violence and a higher percentage of workers with ...
Air quality worsens but data lacking in Northeast areas
Air pollution from particulate matter smaller than 2.5 microns (PM2.5) continues to ravage the North and Northeast but no accurate measurements are available, as many provinces do not have PM2.5 monitoring stations.As seasonal haze intensifies in the North from the accumulation of fine particulate matter ...
Chiang Mai doctor savages authorities as pollution levels soar
THE SMOG situation in the North has reached hazardous level, especially in Lampang, where the amount of particulate matter smaller than 2.5 microns (PM2.5) has increased beyond 200 milligrams per cubic metre of air.Air quality in the northern region yesterday, measured by both the Pollution ...
Imminent shake-up of Thai higher education is inevitable
The new deputy education minister, Udom Kachinthorn, has handed universities a four-pronged directive, one of which is to address the country’s development goal of Thailand 4.0How that will be aligned with the second directive – to meet the demands of an ageing society – is ...
The need for speed in adopting 5G
If ‘Thailand 4.0’ is to be taken seriously, the country cannot be left behind in upgrading its support technology. The government needs to speed up the auction of critical radio frequencies for the private sector to develop fifth-generation (5G) mobile services if the country’s digital ...
Mekong nations agree to share information
Representatives of six Mekong nations formulated guidelines at an academic conference in Thailand on how to share information and technology to jointly manage the transnational river this week.The approach focuses on cooperation, rather than conflict, according to a high-ranking Thai official. Worasart Apaipong, director-general of ...
Air pollution hits hazardous levels in North, Northeast
Air pollution intensified in the North and Northeast, as the level of particulate matter smaller than 2.5 microns (PM2.5) was found to have reached harmful levels in many provinces. Data from the Pollution Control Department (PCD) air quality monitoring system yesterday showed that the daily ...
Residents demand help after report concludes mine hazard
Tests of groundwater in Phichit area indicate toxic sulphates and heavy metals came from Akara’s tailing storage facility. People affected by environmental and health impacts from the Akara Resources Chatree gold mine in Phichit province urged authorities to address their problems, after an inspection by ...
Thailand sets up technological center for B&R Initiative
The National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT) together with Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) announced Tuesday the establishment of an international center for the Digital Belt and Road (DBAR) project. The Digital Belt and Road (DBAR) International Center of Excellence Bangkok will focus on cooperation ...
