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What the Senate election means and why it’s all different
Published on 13/05/2024
» Thailand has kicked off the process to hold the first Senate election since a coup in 2014, after the military-appointed batch completed its five-year term last week.
UAE reels for a third day after record-breaking storm
Reuters, Published on 18/04/2024
» DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates was still grappling on Thursday with the aftermath of a record-breaking storm this week that brought much of the country to a standstill.
House plans special session
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 06/04/2024
» A special House session may be called next month or in June for the first reading of the budget bill for the 2025 fiscal year, according to House Speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha.
Immigration rethink
Oped, Postbag, Published on 08/03/2024
» Re: "PM aims high for airport: Premier outlines aviation ambitions", (BP, March 2) & "Srettha orders faster immigration, baggage claim at Suvarnabhumi", (BP, Feb 5).
Seeing through Thai haze
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 20/02/2024
» According to the Thailand Development Research Institute, the government became aware of PM2.5 pollution in 2018 when the Pollution Control Department included PM2.5 in the calculation of the air quality index.
Thailand promises green investment funds for carbon goals
Reuters, Published on 25/01/2024
» Asset managers in Thailand will soon be able to set up funds to invest in forestry and tree planting projects, as regulators seek to diversify the capital markets and provide funding to sectors that champion the goal of carbon neutrality.
Klity Creek lead levels are 'on the decline'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 18/01/2024
» The level of lead contamination in Kanchanaburi Province's Klity Creek has fallen and the affected sediment is still being cleaned up, according to the Department of Pollution Control.
Thai stock trading system poses major risk to brokerages
Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 15/01/2024
» The current clearing and settlement system for securities trading of within two business days puts trading on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) at risk of payment default and repeated damage, as occurred in the past, warns a veteran trading analyst.
Tourist trap
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 27/11/2023
» The pandemic has made every country realise their economies cannot thrive with closed borders.
Street vendors need space to make a living
News, Published on 16/11/2023
» A wave of evictions recently hit Dakar's bustling Liberté 6 market, a roughly 1.6-kilometre-long commercial hub that has served its community for more than 20 years. Hundreds of street vendors' stalls were bulldozed to make way for a new bus system. Authorities gave prior notice and an indemnity to help with the loss of business, but did not address the real problem: the lack of trading space.