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Flood woes are systemic
Oped, Editorial, Published on 21/09/2024
» The severe floods in Chiang Rai and Phayao provinces raise questions about Thailand's early warning systems. Are there sufficient early disaster warning systems in place? If so, why were hundreds of thousands of villagers in flood-hit areas left to fend for themselves?
Asian shares extend rally sparked by Fed
Business, Published on 21/09/2024
» RECAP: Asian shares extended their rally yesterday in the afterglow of an outsized US interest rate cut, while the yen edged higher as the Bank of Japan held rates steady and stayed upbeat on the economy.
Discover 4 Inspiring Zones on the LG Floor at SX 2024
Published on 20/09/2024
» The Sustainability Expo (SX) 2024, ASEAN’s largest event focused on sustainable innovation, returns from 27th September to 6th October 2024 at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC) in Bangkok. As a premier platform for exploring global sustainability practices and solutions, SX 2024 invites individuals, businesses, and governments to collaborate and engage in creating a more sustainable future. With a theme centred on “Sufficiency for Sustainability,” inspired by Thailand's Sufficiency Economy Philosophy (SEP) and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs), the expo promises a holistic view of environmental, social, and economic sustainability.
Bodyslam guitar to be auctioned off to help flood victims
Online Reporters, Published on 20/09/2024
» A signed electric guitar from the Bodyslam guitarist has been put up for auction, with the proceeds to be sent to help people affected by severe flooding across Thailand.
Baht’s biggest rally since 1998 threatens tourism, exports
Bloomberg News, Published on 20/09/2024
» Thailand's baht is on course for its biggest quarterly gain since the Asian financial crisis, threatening to derail a recovery in the nation's key tourism and export industries.
SRT outlines 'rail service for Asean'
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 20/09/2024
» Veeris Ammarapala, 49, the new State Railway of Thailand (SRT) governor, has vowed to make Thailand a railway service hub of Asean during his four-year term.
Board of Investment okays Haier's B13.5bn factory project
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 20/09/2024
» The Board of Investment (BoI) continues to promote the smart electronics industry after approving a 13.5-billion-baht investment project of China's Haier Smart Home Co, involving the construction of a new factory in Chon Buri for the production and sale of smart air conditioners domestically and overseas.
We must not lose sight of Myanmar
Oped, Published on 20/09/2024
» Three years on, there remains no end in sight to the crisis in Myanmar. As the international community is increasingly beset by the gridlock in Myanmar and instead drawn towards conflict elsewhere in the world, there is a real concern of a "Myanmar fatigue" setting in. Be that as it may, Thailand cannot afford to lose sight of the dire situation in its immediate neighbour.
New board to check economic goals met
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 20/09/2024
» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has appointed a 22-member board to steer the government's economic stimulus policy to ensure the government can fulfil its pledge to bolster the economy.
Court 'free to execute' warrant for Pisal
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 20/09/2024
» House Speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha said the 2017 constitution contains a provision which allows the judiciary to prosecute Gen Pisal Wattanawongkiri, a Pheu Thai MP who is facing arrest over his role in the 2004 Tak Bai massacre, despite his claims of parliamentary immunity.