Bangkok Post
Weir 'irregularities' found
Irregularities have been found in many of the government’s weir construction projects as part of the Thai Niyom Yangyuen scheme, Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) secretary-general Korntip Daroj said Monday (June 18) .Keep reading ...
King-Oua Laohong
Businesses, TAT plan to curb plastic
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) plans to join with businesses in the tourism sector to reduce single-use plastic materials by 50% in three years under its new campaign called “National Cleaning Declaration”.Keep reading. ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
ACMECS leaders adopt 5-year plan
The leaders of five Mekong River basin countries on Saturday adopted a five-year master plan focused on improving transport infrastructure, harmonising trade and investment rules, and human resources development.Keep reading ...
China-based Best Logistics commits B5bn for EEC
Best Logistics Technology, a Chinese comprehensive logistics supply chain service based in Zhejiang, is committed to investing 5 billion baht to develop logistics technology in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC).Keep reading ...
Chatrudee Theparat
ACMECS meeting aims for strengthened ties
The Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS) aims to strengthen ties between countries in the Mekong Delta by reducing economic barriers to cooperation. Keep reading ...
Lamonphet Apisitniran
Opportunity e-wasted
As if plastics were not threatening enough to the environment, officials have finally woken up to the danger of the most dangerous of all the common pollutants. After years of turning their heads, police and government now are discovering the great environmental disaster from discarded ...
Editorial
Plants 'exploit lax EEC rules'
A leading Thai activist said yesterday that a special Section 44 order which exempts factories related to waste management in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) from environmental impact assessments and other city planning regulations has contributed to the rise of illegal electronic waste plants in ...
Apinya Wipatayotin
Executives call for use of local currencies at borders
Business leaders from the lower Mekong River are calling for their governments to use local currencies for border region trade to facilitate transactions and reduce exchange costs. Keep reading ...
Lamonphet Apisitniran
UN backs Thai resolution on sustainable development
Thailand has achieved a milestone as the country’s resolution on sustainable development has won recognition from the UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice. Keep reading ...
Matti Joutsen
Elections 'not set to derail' EEC
The government has informed foreign companies through their respective embassies that the flagship Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) will carry on as planned, regardless of whether a general election takes place next February or results in a new direction. Keep reading ...
Lamonphet Apisitniran
