Environment and land
Marginal increase in new companies registering in the EEC
The number of new companies registering in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) from January to August this year rose 2.03 per cent year on year to 4,976, according to the director-general of the Department of Business Development, Vuttikrai Leewiraphan.Keep reading ...
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PM orders immediate action to address haze in Bangkok
Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered authorities immediately to activate prepared measures to mitigate the haze, which has returned to Bangkok and its suburbs.Expressing concern about the haze, especially the PM2.5 dust particles, the Prime Minister pleaded with construction site operators and industries in ...
Eco-conscious Gen Z taking action
If there is one thing millennials are happy about, it would be transferring most of the ageism stereotyping they have endured over the past decade to the new Generation Z or Gen Z. Based on a 2018 McKinsey article titled ‘True Gen: Generation Z and ...
When the Mekong has no fish, and the land can’t grow
The government’s push to reclaim forest land from encroachers in Ubon Ratchathani’s Khong Chiam district has threatened members of two communities who now face arrest and eviction from their land. To make things worse, construction of Chinese dams in the upper Mekong River in the ...
#SEAYOUTOMORROW : the future of the ocean
Vowing to achieve its goal of eliminating at least 50% of marine debris by 2027 through the principle of the circular economy at the recent 2019 Asean Summit, Thailand was ranked as the world’s sixth largest contributor to marine debris, and fourth in Asean.Keep reading ...
ONWR completes framework on tackling water crises
Samroeng Sangphuwong, deputy secretary-general at the Office of National Water Resources (ONWR), said his agency completed the upgrading of the framework of the National Water Management structure on Tuesday (September 24). He was speaking after meeting with Lt-General Kraiboon Suadsong, chief of the Police Strategy ...
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Commerce Ministry introduces policies to help farmers, small retail businesses, exports
The Commerce Ministry will push three policies to resolve the low prices of five agricultural goods, increase exports across borders and register geographical indication products for sale on e-commerce markets, Deputy Commerce Minister Sansern Samalapa said on Tuesday.Keep reading ...
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Project aims to inspire students to choose career paths to future EEC jobs
Secondary students and teachers will get a chance this November for further exposure to studies emphasising the interdisciplinary integration known as STEM (Science Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education.Keep reading ...
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Reservoir in Chachoengsao contaminated with heavy metals
People living around a small reservoir in Khao Hin Sorn district of Thailand’s eastern province of Chachoengsao have been told to stop using water from the reservoir after it was discovered that it is contaminated, beyond safety levels, with heavy metals.Officials of the Royal Irrigation ...
Mekong nations must unite to develop as climate changes: Asia-Europe meeting
A two-day 8th meeting between European and Asian nations concluded in Cambodia’s Siem Reap on September 20 with recommendations to enhance partnerships to promote inclusive growth and development.The annual gathering, “Enhancing Water Partnership towards the Sustainable Development and Inclusive Growth” was hosted September 19-20 by ...
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