The Nation
Uncertain future stares at stateless Chiang Rai hilltribes
Among the hilltribes of northern Chiang Rai province, children typically grow up without Thai citizenship, resulting in unnecessary complications that dog them into adulthood.It is not uncommon for stateless teenagers, for example, to enter dual-education programmes, only to find they are not allowed to learn ...
Chularat Saengpassa
Hopes on ‘greener’ plastics to turn tide on battle for environment
Plastics that have been labelled as biodegradable by industry have become more popular and affordable due to increased public awareness of environmental issues resulting from the many kinds of damage caused by single-use plastic bags, food containers, straws and other non-compostable items.Keep reading ...
Nophakhun Limsamarnphun
The economic importance of this election
With a vast EEC scheme hanging in the balance, Thailand must maintain stability to attract more investmentThailand’s post-election economic outlook will largely hinge on political stability and the continuity of key economic policies, especially those designed to drive growth over the next decade or two ...
The Nation Reporter
Public urged to keep close eye on IPD moves now patent claims rejected
The junta officially suspended the seven problematic cannabis medicine patent applications as of Friday. In its Facebook page, BioThai Foundation revealed that judging from the latest status of medical cannabis patent applications in the Intellectual Property Department’s (IPD) system, it appeared that the seven controversial ones ...
Pratch Rujivanarom
Powering up SOLAR ENERGY ambitions
BCPG and Power Ledger will collaborate with Chiang Mai University to launch a private energy solar rooftop power plant in the second half of this year. The project represents an advance in using digital technologies to lessen the university’s energy footprint, while pointing to the ...
Asina Pornwasin
Thai e-Commerce grew to Bt3.2- tr last year
Thai e-Commerce grew the most in Asean last year, due to changes in consumer behaviour, and its value is expected to hit Bt3.2 trillion, the Electronic Transactions Development Agency (ETDA) said in a press release on Saturday.Keep reading ...
The Nation Reporter
Thailand faces tough job as Asean chair amid trade conflicts, forum hears
As Asean chair this year, Thailand must enhance the region’s cooperation amid growing US-China tensions that threaten to go beyond mere trade conflicts, international-relations experts said at a peace forum in Bangkok yesterday.“The tension between China and the US is unlike the tension between the ...
Phuwit Limviphuwat
Cambodian workers ‘vulnerable’ in Thailand
The Thailand Migration Report 2019 estimates that the country currently hosts about 4.9 million non-Thai residents, with some 3.9 million being documented and undocumented workers from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam.Thailand benefits significantly from their presence, the report said. Migrant workers help fill labour shortages, ...
Greenpeace names top 10 spots for air pollution in Thailand
Greenpeace Southeast Asia has used Pollution Control Department data and a satellite map of PM2.5 concentrations to identify the 10 urban areas suffering the worst air pollution in Thailand.Keep reading ...
Southeast Asia’s plastic-spewing ogre
Indonesia should be ashamed of its status as the world’s second-largest plastic waste producer after China. The government and all other stakeholders must do more to turn this appalling situation around.Keep reading ...
