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KSL forecasts sugar price edging lower this year
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 21/06/2024
» Global sugar prices are expected to stand at US$0.22-23 per pound in 2024, only slightly lower than a range of 25-26 cents per pound in the first half of this year, which was the highest rate recorded in 12 years, according to Thai sugar producer Khon Kaen Sugar Industry Plc (KSL).
PM wants flood listed on national agenda
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 21/06/2024
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has ordered all agencies to work together to prevent floods during this year's rainy season as he mulls including flood mitigation as a national agenda item.
A biodiverse treasure
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 20/06/2024
» It was starting to drizzle and the mountain was shrouded in a sea of mist, making it difficult to see the winding roads leading to Ang Ka Nature Trail nestled in Chiang Mai's Doi Inthanon National Park. There's something alluring about travelling in the rainy season, when the forest becomes green and provides a sanctuary from the heat.
Department aims to keep a lid on chicken prices
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 20/06/2024
» The Department of Internal Trade is monitoring chicken exports, urging producers and exporters to balance the proportion between domestic sales and shipments to prevent the price of chicken meat from getting too high.
China offers to help Malaysia link rail line to Thailand
Published on 19/06/2024
» KUALA LUMPUR - China is willing to work with Malaysia to study connecting the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) with the rail line in Thailand, Chinese Premier Li Qiang said on Wednesday.
Bitcoin miners pivot to Southeast Asia after China crackdown
Bloomberg News, Published on 14/06/2024
» KUALA LUMPUR - The 17-acre cement slab in the middle of a Borneo industrial area once belonged to a logging company. Long ago that business abandoned the site to the elements, leaving just rudimentary structures and a four-story-tall concrete birdhouse made to lure swiftlets whose nests, built with saliva, fetch high prices in China.
Let's double down on resilience
Oped, Published on 10/06/2024
» This year has already seen a cascade of extreme weather events -- from devastating floods in Pakistan, to scorching heatwaves in the Sahel and West Africa -- leaving an indelible mark on many parts of the world. The increasing number of lives (now already in the tens of millions) affected by extreme weather events further reminds us how vulnerable we are in the face of an increasingly volatile climate and water system.
Respect 'laws of nature'
Oped, Editorial, Published on 05/06/2024
» Today marks World Environment Day, initiated in 1973 by the United Nations Environment Programme to create a global platform aimed at inspiring positive change.
Check dams need review
Oped, Editorial, Published on 04/06/2024
» While the government continues to promote check dams as a way to improve the nation's water management mechanism, little attention has been paid to the adverse impact such structures may have on the surrounding environment.
Economy in need of revival
Business, Published on 03/06/2024
» Following a disappointing GDP expansion reading of only 1.5% in the first quarter, trailing other economies in the region, the Thai government plans to pick up the pace to stimulate economic growth.