Economy and industry
Grand tourism plans for EEC
Thailand has devised a tourism development plan for the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) with a five-year public and private budget of about Bt200 billion.Tourist numbers are expected to surge by 1.5 times within 2021, Kalin Sarasin, chairman of the Board of Trade of Thailand who ...
The Nation Reporter
Call for further power plants
Business operators have high expectations that the country’s energy policymakers will soon open licence granting for waste-to-energy power plants with a combined capacity of 300 megawatts. Keep reading ...
Yuthana Praiwan
Upstream dams a threat to tomatoes, farmers
Thailand’s finest tomato production areas along Mekong River in the northeastern region have suffered serious impacts from dams in the lower Mekong River Basin, causing financial distress for the local farmers and threatening their livelihoods.Keep reading ...
Pratch Rujivanarom
Mekong communities urged to organise emergency plans
A communitirs-led emergency response plan is being advocated to cope with water hazards and dam disasters on the entire Mekong River Basin, as climate change magnifies the threats of water disasters posed by dams.Keep reading ...
Pratch Rujivanarom
Developing human capabilities will help firms prepare for digital disruptions, say experts
You need strong human capabilities to be able to make use of Artificial Intelligence (AI). It is only when the two are combined together can progress and productivity be maximised, said Hau L Lee, The Thoma Professor of Operations, Information and Technology, Stanford Graduate School ...
Phuwit Limviphuwat
Banking on investments
As we pointed out in our previous article on Sept 5, we are probably at a late stage of the current economic cycle, but nowhere near the end of it. Gross domestic product growth, both global and domestic, has been creeping up at slightly above ...
Pornthep Jubandhu
Reskilling urged to shore up jobs as AI sweeps in
Intervention by the government is needed as the labour market heads toward major job losses due to recent and future waves of technological innovation, a recent seminar has heard.Deep and disruptive impacts are coming to the employment market as new technologies perform human tasks, and ...
Jintana Panyaarvudh
Thailand bets on infrastructure
The sleepy provincial town of Chachoengsao is a pleasant weekend getaway from the Thai capital, Bangkok. Perched on the banks of the Bang Pakong River, a 90-minute drive east of the capital, its charms include the revered Buddhist temple known as Wat Sothonwararam and the ...
Thai–Vietnam trade expected to reach $20 bn by 2020
The target for bilateral trade between Thailand and Vietnam has been set at US$20 billion by 2020, said Thai-Vietnam Business Council’s president Sanan Angubolkul during an interview with The Nation yesterday (Sep 27).Keep reading ...
Phuwit Limviphuwat
State Railway of Thailand issues draft term of reference for Thai-Chinese rail project
The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) issued on Friday the draft Terms of Reference(TOR) for the construction of the second section of the first phase of Thai-Chinese high-speed rail project in Korat Province, or formally as Nakhon Ratchasima.Keep reading ...
