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Govt urged to ramp up action on greenhouse gas emissions
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 10/10/2018
» Thailand will have to balance economic, social and environmental concerns to achieve the country's climate change policy and related action plans, according to Phirun Saiyasitpanich, a senior official on climate policy at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.
Thailand leads Asia in reducing drinking & alcohol (with videos)
Jon Fernquest, Published on 23/07/2015
» Asian countries following Thailand's example where national alcohol policy persuaded two-thirds of Thais to stop drinking, despite forecast 70% of global beer growth in Asia-Pacific over next five years.
What's new in business news: July 22, 2015
Jon Fernquest, Published on 22/07/2015
» Govt solar drip irrigation program has saved water in farming since 2013, Uber ride service thrives after crackdown last November & Bangkok office space supply crunch looms with rising rental rates.
What's new in business news: May 7, 2015
Jon Fernquest, Published on 07/05/2015
» China's Xiaomi chooses Thailand to launch phones in Asean, Dawei road set to hook up Bangkok with Myanmar & interest rate cut sends baht to 5-year low.
What's new in business news: April 6, 2015
Jon Fernquest, Published on 06/04/2015
» Motor Show sales down despite good attendance, Cambodia opens Japan-funded bridge linking Vietnam & Thailand & government rubber purchases failing to cut a global production surplus.
What's new in business news: March 17, 2015
Jon Fernquest, Published on 17/03/2015
» Japan to loan $160m for Phnom Penh-Thailand highway, Fitch says private-sector debt key risk to economy & Asean grabs more Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) than China for 2nd year.
What's new in business news: January 23, 2015
Jon Fernquest, Published on 23/01/2015
» Bangkok at bottom in 300-city economic survey (free report), Blue Line contractor responsible for B290bn cost overruns says auditor & new European monetary policy to fight deflation.
What's new in business news: October 14, 2014
Jon Fernquest, Published on 14/11/2014
» Rice scheme cost 682 billion baht in 10 years with 76% from Yingluck, taxi fares going down in Vietnam but up in Thailand & water-saving rice irrigation in Vietnam.
What's new in business news: July 31, 2014
Jon Fernquest, Published on 31/07/2014
» 80 billion baht in shopping centres to be built nationwide in next 3 years, Thai bus firm Nakhonchai Air to expand into Cambodia & Vietnam, & labour shortage in house construction.
MH370: Search turns west – "like going to the moon" (updated Monday)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 17/03/2014
» Investigators probing the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines MH370 piloted an identical Boeing 777-200 on the missing plane’s suspected flight path, in a re-enactment confirming their belief that it banked west.