Bangkok Post
Govt calls on volunteers to battle plastic trash crisis
The government has sought help from 230,000 environmental volunteers in its campaign to help reduce the scourge of plastic waste in the country.“These volunteers will act as a good model [for conservation] and alert people to the crisis,” permanent secretary for natural resources and environment ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Thailand scores high in Unesco's adult learning rankings
A report on Thailand’s progress on adult learning and education (ALE) says Thailand has spent more than 4% of its education budget on ALE.Unesco’s fourth Global Report on Adult Learning and Education (Grale 4) spotlights progress made by Thailand in strengthening the education of its ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Fund targeting Asia's plastic waste crisis launched
An investment fund targeted at waste management and recycling projects in Asia was launched Wednesday by a Singapore-based capital fund management firm, backed by some of the world’s biggest consumer products and chemical makers.The Circulate Capital Ocean Fund is the world’s first investment fund focusing ...
Mekong nations tighten anti-drug blitz
The Mekong region is no longer a mysterious place, as it has now become the world’s main hub of illicit drugs across multiple frontiers. Last month, anti-drug officials from riparian countries — Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, China — and the United Nations Office on ...
Kavi Chongkittavorn
Shippers: Exports down, baht too strong
The Thai National Shippers’ Council predicts overall exports this year will be down 2.5-3% this year on earlier expectations, and wants the Bank of Thailand to stop the baht’s appreciation.TNSC chair Ghanyapad Tantipipatpong said on Tuesday the forecast shipment figures were based on an exchange ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Deteriorating Mekong ecosystem alarms activists
Environment advocates are voicing concerns over the Mekong River’s deteriorating ecosystem, especially with more projects set to affect the waterway in the pipeline.“If these so-called development projects continue, especially the construction of more dams, the Mekong will face a crisis,” said Niwat Roi-kaeo, president of ...
Wassayos Ngamkham
Data dilemma
In the digital world, data is king. Businesses now understand that in order to stay relevant and ahead of competitors, they need data to know more about their customers. The more you know, the more products and services you can sell in a more personalised ...
UN: LGBTs still face discrimination
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has reported that almost 50% of LGBT people in Thailand still face discrimination at home and school in the form of being expected to conform to heteronormative values.Speaking at the launch of the Tolerance but not Inclusion report at ...
Thana Boonlert
Anti-fake news centre pins blame on elderly
About 500,000 items of suspected fake news were spread on social media over the past month, with the elderly found to be the biggest culprits, Digital Economy and Society Minister Buddhipongse Punnakanta said on Monday.He said the ministry’s anti-fake news centre has detected some half ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Alarm over drastic drop in dam levels
The low level of useable water in the country’s four major dams have raised concerns over the likelihood of serious, widespread droughts during the dry season next year.The volume of water currently stored in the country’s four key dams accounts for just 47% of their ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
