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Move to fend off future floods
News, Taam Yingcharoen, Published on 21/05/2018
» The Thai and Japanese governments are moving forward with the 3rd Outer Ring Road Diversion Channel megaproject to serve as the primary countermeasure to protect Thailand's economic powerhouse Bangkok from future flooding.
MRTA eyes new system for payments
News, Taam Yingcharoen, Published on 28/04/2018
» The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) is looking to install EMV (Europay, Mastercard, Visa) technology as a payment method on Bangkok's mass-transit systems.
EEC to serve as test track for e-vehicles
News, Taam Yingcharoen, Published on 05/04/2018
» The Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) will serve as a prototype for the use of electric vehicles in Thailand, according to Acharawan Chutarat, a member of the EEC's city planning team from King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi.
Treatment of fishery workers 'still needs to improve'
News, Taam Yingcharoen, Published on 08/03/2018
» The treatment of workers in the Thai fishing and seafood industries is still some way from being acceptable though progress is being made, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and European Union (EU) reported in research published Wednesday.
Prison hospital plans 'first-class' upgrade to also treat public
News, Taam Yingcharoen, Published on 07/03/2018
» The Corrections Department plans to expand and upgrade its hospital to "first-class standard", aiming to treat not only prisoners but also the general public.
France 3rd EU nation to push for beefed-up ties
News, Taam Yingcharoen, Published on 15/02/2018
» During the first formal visit of a French minister to Thailand since the Macron administration came into power, the Minister of State attached to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Jean-Bapitiste Lemoyne, set a goal to further strengthen bilateral economic and other ties.
Recycling seen as way out of haze blues
News, Taam Yingcharoen, Published on 25/01/2018
» Sangkhla Buri, a district in Kanchanaburi, was once known for its bucolic landscapes -- beautiful mountainsides and rivers. The pristine nature of this pastoral district, however, is now under threat from mounting piles of waste.