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A credit to the community
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 07/01/2022
» With carbon credit trading getting off the ground in Thailand, the community responsible for Ban Ton Phueng community forest in Tambon Mae Pong, Chiang Mai province, is hoping its efforts to manage carbon emissions will help generate income.
'Old wisdom' flourishes amid Covid
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 23/12/2021
» The One Tambon One University project in Nakhon Si Thammarat helps new graduates in Ban Mokhalan of Tha Sala district own a business as well as preserve old wisdom and promote their community as a tourism destination.
Ban Bang Rong touts self-sufficiency
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 08/12/2020
» Phuket has been ravaged by the impact of the pandemic on tourism, as foreign visitors accounted for 90% of tourism revenue in the resort province.
State agencies drive HM King Rama IX's projects, ensuring legacy lives on
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 06/12/2020
» His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej The Great has been gone four years already. Yet Thais continue expressing their love and loyalty to the revered monarch.
Seeing the (mangrove) forest for the trees
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 07/09/2019
» Wit and intelligence were vital to the man's development, but for Sanit Aksornkoae, chairman of the government's planning unit, what's more important is a man's good heart and good spirits.
State allots B3bn for dams
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 10/05/2019
» The government is set to earmark 3 billion baht to build and renovate a total of 30,000 check dams nationwide to create jobs in local areas and control water during the upcoming rainy season.
Home is where the heart is
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 16/04/2019
» Rangsrith Khunchaimang, now 53, made a bold decision in 2014 to resign from PTT Exploration & Production Plc to go back to his birthplace, Pha Pang in Lampang province, with a lofty goal to create sustainable development.
Lamphun promoting historical culture via village visits
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 27/11/2018
» Lamphun, one of the second-tier tourism provinces being promoted by the government this year, hopes to increase visitor numbers by 20% over the next few years from 1 million in 2017.
Precious trees to become 'cash crop'
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 08/08/2018
» The forestry law will be amended to allow precious trees grown on private property to be felled, sold or put up as collateral with the bank without permission from the authorities, said Nathporn Chatusripitak, an adviser to the Prime Minister's Office.
Eking out a sustainable community
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 07/06/2018
» Rural communities around Thailand are racing to get a piece of the growing tourism pie. For small communities unable to compete on the sheer breadth of attractions, specialisation is the name of the game.