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Power up
Guru, Jarupat Buranastidporn, Published on 11/03/2016
» Last month we rushed to see Deadpool. This month it's all about Batman V Superman. And what's that we hear? X-Men: Apocalypse is coming in May? Our obsession with ridiculously chiseled people in capes, red underwear and crazy healing abilities never ceases. If you're wondering why none of these movies are ever based Bangkok, Dear Readers, it's because not everyone with super powers is suited for our beloved city.
Drought offers rare chance for Chao Phraya dam repairs
Published on 11/03/2016
» CHAI NAT – Drought ravaging this Central Plain province has given operators of the Chao Phraya Dam their first chance in 59 years to do some repairs.
Rice out, beans in as farmers go back to school
Bloomberg News, Published on 11/03/2016
» Rice farmer Prapatpon Rungsatien perches on a plastic chair in a Chai Nat classroom. Ceiling fans stir the humid air as she and 49 of her neighbours hunker down for a talk on Southeast Asian economics.
Cassava may help support ethanol needs
Business, Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat, Published on 11/03/2016
» Rising ethanol demand this year, coupled with expected sugar-cane production cuts due to the severe drought, are likely to force ethanol producers to switch to cassava as their feedstock instead of molasses, industry officials say.
Record leap in carbon dioxide seen in 2015
AFP, Published on 11/03/2016
» WASHINGTON - The level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increased at a record pace last year, US government scientists reported, raising new concern about one of the top greenhouse gases and the effects of global warming.
PM orders water map to combat drought
News, Post Reporters, Published on 11/03/2016
» A map of catchment areas nationwide will be drawn as part of long-term measures to battle perennial drought.
Thai sugar premiums rise as drought slashes output
Published on 10/03/2016
» Buyers of sugar from Thailand are paying more to secure supplies as a drought reduces cane output to the lowest in at least four years.
Panel eyes binding insurance
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 10/03/2016
» The government's reform steering committee on the economy has proposed a law to make crop insurance mandatory to shield farmers from the impact of natural disasters and secure their income.
Water solution urgent
News, Postbag, Published on 10/03/2016
» More than half of the provinces are currently at risk of running out of water for household use this year, yet Thailand is blessed with abundant rainfall.
Thai Drinks pushing Est in Asean
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 10/03/2016
» Thai Drinks Co, the non-alcoholic drinks subsidiary of ThaiBeverage Group, is aggressively pushing Est soft drinks in the Asean market with a plan to build a bottling factory in Myanmar to double sales to 50 billion baht by 2020.