Environment and land

Thai government is pushing forward the policy of “Thailand Industry 4.0” with an aim to promote overall economy and boost the efficiency of domestic industrial sectors. One of the roles of Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) in this endeavor is to develop the Eastern ...

Bangchak Corporation Plc (BCP) plans to invest Bt4 to Bt5 billion to set up a bio-refinery on expectation that details would be finalised in early next year. Chaiwat Kovavisarach, the BCP chief executive, said the company is studying to invest in a bio hub in the ...

The Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister, Krissada Boonyarat, has continued to promote the use of rubber in government agencies to help tackle low rubber prices.Keep reading ...

Only 3% of the agricultural and food processing industry is considered part of the digitally-focused 4.0 era, despite being a crucial component of the economy and employing 15 million people, according to the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC). Keep reading ...

Land conflicts are likely to worse in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), academics warn, because the revised city plans for the three provinces involved will enlarge the industrial zone and swallow vast swaths of farmland, displacing farmers.Keep reading ...

The Ministry of Energy has issued two urgent measures to prop up the price of oil palm, buying up raw palm for energy production and the production of biodiesel starting from December.Keep watching ...

Thailand will ban all plastic waste imports by 2021, making it the latest country in South east Asia to take policy-level action against a rising influx of foreign plastic scraps, much of which comes from food and beverage packaging.Keep reading ...

Water usage for all activities in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) provinces will be studied, as the Office of National Water Resources (ONWR) is drafting a water management plan. The plan aims to deal with increasing water demand in the EEC.Keep reading ...

For Connie Kang, an ability to adapt to new working environments has not only helped her career progression, but also provided her with an edge in coming up with ways to improve the livelihoods of ordinary farming families in Thailand.Keep reading ...

The Tourism and Sports Ministry says the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) initiative could help boost tourism and small business in a greater area along the Eastern Seaboard.“The eastern region now has high potential to become a tourism hub, thanks to megaprojects,” said Tourism and Sports ...