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Tropical forest loss eases after record year: researchers
AFP, Published on 29/04/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - The pace of tropical forest destruction slowed in 2025 after record losses the year before but remained at worrying levels equivalent to 11 football fields per minute, researchers said Wednesday.
Cheaper, cleaner electric trucks overhaul China's logistics
AFP, Published on 29/04/2026
» BEIJING - At a dusty lot an hour outside Beijing, a steady stream of vehicles come and go for a quick battery charge -- just one node in China's rapidly expanding network of electric trucks.
CPN, China Mobile launch JegoTrip perks
Business, Published on 29/04/2026
» Central Pattana (CPN), a leading real estate developer and operator of Central malls nationwide, has joined forces with China Mobile International, the world's largest mobile operator with more than 1 billion subscribers, to introduce exclusive privileges for users of JegoTrip, China's leading travel super-app.
Japanese restaurants expand despite dip
Business, Kuakul Mornkum, Published on 29/04/2026
» Despite a slowdown in the Japanese restaurant sector last year, new players continue to enter the Thai market this year, while existing brands expand their presence.
'Super El Nino' puts Thailand on alert
Gary Boyle, Published on 29/04/2026
» The Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry has a plan to reduce the potential impact of a looming Super El Nino, warning that hotter temperatures and below-normal rainfall could threaten crops, water supplies and rural incomes this year.
Oil depots targeted amid hoarding fears
News, Post Reporters, Published on 29/04/2026
» A proactive nationwide operation has been targeting oil depots and pipeline operators in key provinces following reports of irregular fuel stock levels that may indicate hoarding and speculative profiteering amid the ongoing supply crunch.
NESDC yet to study Land Bridge plan
News, Published on 29/04/2026
» The National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) has not conducted a formal study of the proposed Land Bridge project, its secretary-general Danucha Pichayanan clarified, rejecting claims that the agency had already found the scheme economically unviable.
Donald Trump and his tragedy of errors
Oped, Published on 29/04/2026
» It is true, as Alexander Pope once said, that to err is human. But while everyone is fallible, some humans are more prone to error than others. The history of authoritarian and absolutist political rule is rife with figures whose mistakes proved calamitous not just for themselves but for the societies they ruled.
A bridge too far
Oped, Postbag, Published on 29/04/2026
» Re: "Singapore eyes bridge potential", (BP, April 28) & Land Bridge plan due for cabinet", (BP, April 26). PM Anutin Charnvirakul says the proposed southern Land Bridge project is suddenly vital due to a temporary shift in global trade routes. Of course, such a quickly grabbed upon straw is put forth by politicians in their blind adoration of public–private partnerships, the mother of all graft mechanisms. What else have they got?
Thailand's need for AI sovereignty
Oped, Published on 29/04/2026
» Thailand is building a serious AI policy architecture. Last year, the National AI Committee, formed by then Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and Digital Economic Minister Prasert Jantararuangtong, initiated drafting a unified AI law, officially known as the Draft Principles of the Artificial Intelligence Law.