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Pheu Thai to win poll, ex-PM says
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 01/09/2022
» The opposition Pheu Thai Party is likely to return to power in the coming general election, says former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva.
Rural doctors ask PM to stand by WHO criteria for test kits
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 24/08/2021
» The Rural Doctor Society (RDS) has sent an open letter to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, asking him to stand by his instruction that antigen test kits (ATKs) procured by Thailand must be endorsed by the World Health Organization (WHO).
'Dust dome' to blame for city's haze
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 22/01/2021
» The drop in air quality across Bangkok over the past week is caused by an urban "dust dome" over the city, which formed as low atmospheric pressure and high-rise buildings trapped dust and other pollutants from the burning of agricultural waste, says Natural Resources and Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa.
Price caps for cash crops in the works
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 06/08/2019
» The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives is planning to spend 17 billion baht to guarantee the price of certain cash crops in the market.
Calls mount for fairer land distribution
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 06/01/2019
» Land ownership will emerge as a challenge for the new government in 2019 as calls for equal land distribution grow louder.
Transport ministry plans cleaner marine gas stations
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 30/09/2018
» The Transport Ministry plans to open liquefied natural gas (LNG) stations along the eastern seaboard for vessels using clean energy, according to Pailin Chuchottaworn, deputy transport minister.
Public health budget hike of 13% sought
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 09/01/2018
» The rising cost of medicine and hospital visits has prompted the Ministry of Public Health to propose a public health-care budget of 193 billion baht, up 13% from its present level.
Minister urges caution over Chinese investment in rubber farms
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 07/01/2018
» China's plan to invest in rubber plantations in Thailand must be carefully considered, says Grisada Boonrach, minister to the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, but such projects must not impact local farmers.
Egat says more coal-fired power plants needed
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 24/11/2014
» The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) has confirmed Thailand will have to build more coal-fired power plants to meet its energy needs since future supplies of natural gas are uncertain and renewable energy is expensive.
Farmers call for new rice price pledge
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 02/06/2014
» Farming industry leaders have called on the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) to issue a policy guaranteeing rice sales at 10,000 baht per tonne for the next crop, amid fears the price of the grain is falling.