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Thailand 'ready' for Songkran festivities
Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 07/04/2024
» This year's three-week-long Songkran festival with festivities to take place across the country is expected to give tourism a much-needed boost as it is expected to bring in tens of billions of baht in tourism income.
‘Alien fever’ fuels grave robbing in Peru
Published on 06/04/2024
» NAZCA, Peru - Leandro Rivera says he chanced upon the cave in Peru’s remote Nazca region that contained hundreds of pre-Hispanic artifacts — including human bodies with elongated heads and what appeared to be only three fingers on each hand.
UOB eyes partners to help SMEs hit sustainability goals
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 06/04/2024
» UOB Thailand has teamed up with the government and private sector to assist local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in their transition towards business sustainability.
Conscription panic isn't the debate Europe needs
News, Published on 06/04/2024
» 'The French are all soldiers and must defend their homeland." So decreed the 18th-century law that made military service mandatory in France, until the end of the Cold War banished it to the history books and replaced it with a kind of glorified recruitment day -- which I dutifully attended as a teenager and promptly forgot about. Nobody under the age of 45 in France has forcibly worn army fatigues or picked up a weapon, including Emmanuel Macron.
Driving Circular Economy: ASEAN's EPR Strategy Unveiled
Published on 05/04/2024
» C asean continues its quest to strengthen ASEAN’s connectivity across various domains. This time, it partners with Thailand Supply Chain Network (TSCN) and the ASEAN Centre for Sustainable Development Studies and Dialogue (ACSDSD) to host the C asean Forum with the theme "ASEAN Action Towards Circular Economy: Move Forward with Extended Producer Responsibility" on 28 March 2024 at C asean on the 10th floor of CW Tower in Bangkok.
S&P, Fitch say govt debt binge poses risk to fiscal consolidation
Published on 05/04/2024
» The government’s surprise move this week to take on more debt to stimulate the economy risks a setback for its fiscal consolidation efforts though it’s likely to accelerate growth in the near-term, according to ratings companies.
RML Charts Sustainable Growth With New Leadership
Published on 04/04/2024
» RML (Raimon Land Public Company Limited), Thailand’s premier luxury and ultra-luxury real estate developer, has announced a new corporate strategy together with an adjusted company structure to enhance competitiveness and market leadership. The company appointed Brenton Justin Mauriello as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to succeed Korn Narongdej, who will continue to serve as RML’s Director and Chairman of the Executive Committee. Embracing his new role, Brenton pledges to preserve RML's esteemed status in Thailand's luxury and ultra-luxury real estate sector, whilst spearheading the company's transformation into a sustainable entity through a pioneering new strategy.
2024 financial crisis may be a silent one
Oped, Chartchai Parasuk, Published on 04/04/2024
» When an economy faces a financial crisis, it can create a big bang like the mass collapse of financial institutions such as during the Great Depression of the 1930s, the Thai Tum Yum Kung crisis of 1997, the Japanese financial crisis in late 1997, and the US Hamburger crisis of 2008.
Metthier raises revenue growth target
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 04/04/2024
» Metthier, a smart facility management service provider, has upgraded its revenue growth target this year to 30% from 15% as the billion-baht market continues to expand, with a projected gain of up to 10% in 2024.
First Thailand Road Safety Forum Launches at AIT
Published on 03/04/2024
» The Thailand Accident and Research Centre (TARC), situated within the School of Engineering and Technology at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), hosted the inaugural Thailand Road Traffic Safety Forum with Mr. Montri Dechasakulsom, Deputy Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Transport, overseeing the opening. This pivotal event, organised on 13 March 2024, united a wide range of stakeholders, including representatives from the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Public Health, and other pertinent government bodies.