Economy and industry

A Chinese-backed plan for Cambodia to build the Mekong River’s biggest dam would destroy fisheries that feed millions and worsen tensions with Vietnam, the downstream country with most to lose from dams on the waterway, according to a three-year study commissioned by the Cambodian government.Keep ...

Thailand and Laos are planning regular bus services between Udon Thani and Vang Vieng, a popular tourist spot in the landlocked country, before the end of the year. Transport Co president Jirasak Yaovatsakul said on Tuesday the firm would use 44-seat, air-conditioned buses on the ...

As resistance mounts to hydroelectric dam projects along the Mekong River, local leaders have tried to engage civic movements in the Mekong sub-region in the battle. The latest group to emerge is the Transborder News Network, which held a forum on dam project investments and ...

The country could lose as many as three million jobs over the next 20 years if it is unable to adapt to and use disruptive digital technologies, the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) president, Somkiat Tangkitvanich, warned yesterday (May 14).Keep reading ...

Digital technologies – particularly blockchain, digital ID, and e-money – are being proposed by a research institute as the best sustainable solution for dealing with corruption and other problems in distributing social welfare.Keep reading ...

Technology officials will present to Cabinet next month the first policy guidelines on the country’s satellite industry in an effort boost innovation and spur investment flows in the field.The government will also review its policies on the use and release of spectrum in the telecommunications ...

The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) is digging on its position that the current wholesale price for electricity is too low for small operators in renewable energy. The industry lobby sees room for an increase – from Bt2.44 per unit – to a level below that ...

The Rainbow Warrior, Greenpeace’s most iconic ship, is sailing to the Gulf of Thailand and will anchor near Songkhla’s most popular beach, Samila Beach, for five days, from May 16-20. Many activities will be arranged to accentuate the mission of the ship’s first visit to ...

The future of the Mekong River Basin was in the spotlight again at the third summit of the Mekong River Commission (MRC), held on 5 April 2018 in Siem Reap, Cambodia.The Mekong flows from China (where it is known as the Lancang), through Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia ...

The Mekong Delta once sheltered Viet Cong guerrillas as they battled U.S. forces during the Vietnam War. Today the area is the country’s “rice bowl,” providing half of the national rice supply. It is also becoming an increasingly attractive investment destination for domestic and foreign ...