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Grant paves way for greener fridges, AC
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 14/07/2016
» The German and British governments have provided a 560-million-baht grant to Thailand to help manufacturers produce more environmentally-friendly refrigerators and air-conditioning products.
Egat reaffirms coal-fired power plants
Published on 30/06/2016
» The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand has confirmed it will complete six new coal-fired power plants by 2025 and boost its share of the power supply market to 50% from 37%.
'Box Space' vendors told to beat hasty retreat
News, Published on 10/06/2016
» The head of the Chatuchak District Office has ordered operators at a market where modified shipping containers are being used as shops on Ratchadaphisek Road to stop trading and move their "shops" back from the road.
Six Cambodian migrants die, 18 hurt in crash
Published on 08/06/2016
» SA KAEO — Six illegal Cambodian migrants were killed and 18 others were hurt when the fleeing pickup truck they were travelling in hit a roadside electricity pole and plunged into a ditch in Watthananakhon district in the early hours of Wednesday.
Nursing home paves way for govt roll-out
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 23/05/2016
» The Ministry of Social Development and Human Security (MSDHS) plans to build nursing homes for the elderly in preparation for an ageing society.
Germany got almost all of power from renewable energy
Bloomberg News, Published on 16/05/2016
» LONDON — Clean power supplied almost all of Germany’s power demand for the first time on Sunday, marking a milestone for Chancellor Angela Merkel’s “Energiewende” policy to boost renewables while phasing out nuclear and fossil fuels.
CCTV pole death spurs camera checks
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 12/01/2016
» Bangkok governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra has ordered safety checks on all security camera facilities across Bangkok after an unidentified man was electrocuted and died near a CCTV pole owned by City Hall.
Drive for growth hits eco-obstacles
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 05/01/2016
» Govt push for economic zones, mining runs into local opposition as forests, water sources and livelihoods come under threat.
Suspicion hangs over SEZ rush
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 05/01/2016
» The second phase of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) will start in Chiang Rai, Kanchanaburi, Nakhon Phanom, Narathiwat and Nong Khai provinces this year.
Myanmar closes border pass
Published on 27/12/2015
» Myanmar authorities on Sunday closed the Phaya Tong Su border checkpoint opposite the Three Pagodas pass in Thailand's Kanchanaburi province, a regional army commander said.