Bangkok Post
New government faces tough policy choices
More than 100 billion baht a year is needed to fund welfare schemes promised by the new government, according to Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) estimates. The actual welfare spending, however, would hinge on the coalition government’s final decisions, taking into account the available budget and ...
Wichit Chantanusornsiri
Laos to give data to prevent Isan floods
Laos has agreed in principle to provide data and information about water resources and management plans involving the Mekong River directly to Thai authorities to assess the water situation and take action to prevent floods in eight northeastern provinces. Keep reading ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Anupong vows to up anti-flood efforts
Authorities have vowed to step up efforts to prevent flooding in Bangkok now that the rainy season has now taken hold. Interior Minister Gen Anupong Paojinda on Tuesday revealed the outcome of a meeting he called on Sunday with relevent agencies to find ways to ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Cabinet okays Map Ta Phut 3rd phase
The cabinet has approved a development deal for the third phase of Map Ta Phut port, one of five megaprojects under the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) scheme. Nathporn Chatusripitak, a spokesman for Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak, said the cabinet approved a renegotiated result for ...
Chatrudee Theparat
Fishing restrictions to return to Thai Gulf
Fishing will be banned in part of the Gulf of Thailand for over three months, or from June to September, to allow marine species to recover their numbers, breed and nurture their young. Fishing will be strictly regulated in parts of the area known as ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Digital economy ministry calls for data protection officers
The Digital Economy and Society (DE) Ministry is calling for mandatory appointments of data protection officers (DPOs) at every organisation that processes or stores personal data from EU citizens to comply with the nation’s Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) and the EU’s General Data Protection ...
Komsan Tortermvasana
Customs urged to act on sticky rice smugglers
The Internal Trade Department is urging border security and customs officers to crack down on the smuggling of unmilled glutinous rice by traders who want to profit off the high price of the commodity in the domestic market. Keep reading ...
Phusadee Arunmas
New factories 'dodging green rules'
Given loopholes in laws, construction of new factories has kicked off before their environmental impact report has been finished which in many cases has caused environmental problems for locals, a seminar was told on Thursday. Keep reading ...
Thana Boonlert
Wastewater fees finally get the nod
City councillors have finally approved the enforcement of a regulation to charge Bangkok residents for wastewater treatment after 14 years of vacillation. The new city ordinance has been in place since 2004 but it has not been implemented. In calculating wastewater treatment fees, 80% of ...
Supoj Wancharoen
Energy Ministry has high hopes for solar scheme
The Energy Ministry expects the solar power project for household rooftops to achieve its projection of 15,000 participants by year-end thanks to the popularity of the trend globally and declining investment cost in the sector.Keep reading ...
Lamonphet Apisitniran
