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Bangkok to step up haze fight
Gary Boyle, Published on 30/01/2025
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will ask the government to declare Bangkok as an air pollution control area as PM2.5 levels are expected to surge again over the next seven days.
'Waste of money': Bangkok free public transport plan under fire
Gary Boyle, Published on 27/01/2025
» Critics have slammed the government's budget allocation of 140 million baht to provide free public transport as part of measures to fight the worsening haze pollution in Bangkok.
Governor backs Bangkok congestion charge
Gary Boyle, Published on 21/10/2024
» Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt backs the Transport Ministry's plan for a congestion fee on vehicles entering central Bangkok streets to fund a flat 20-baht fare policy for every electric train line.
Horse racing club plans Bangkok casino
Gary Boyle, Published on 28/08/2024
» The Royal Turf Club is raising a 200-billion-baht fund to open an entertainment complex that will include a casino on a vast land plot in Bangkok.
PM urged to tackle overtourism
Gary Boyle, Published on 23/04/2024
» With opposition to overtourism rising in many countries, Thai tourism operators are urging the prime minister to seriously consider the nation's carrying capacity, while some have suggested collecting a 300-baht tourism tax in a bid to solve the problem.
All imported goods to face VAT
Gary Boyle, Published on 03/04/2024
» The government looks set to impose a 7% value-added tax (VAT) on imported goods valued from one baht up, starting in May.
Tech giants to invest B300bn in Thailand
Gary Boyle, Published on 17/11/2023
» The government has announced it has successfully convinced Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google and Microsoft to invest in Thailand, with a total investment worth about 300 billion baht.
Chiang Mai seeks solution to smog
Gary Boyle, Published on 07/11/2023
» As the smog season draws nearer, Chiang Mai tourism operators are urging the government to speed up the passage of the Clean Air Act to reduce pollution from the agricultural sector.
Chiang Mai airport's new hours met with protests
Gary Boyle, Published on 31/10/2023
» Residents are protesting a plan to extend Chiang Mai International Airport's operating hours, saying many have yet to be compensated for damage caused by flights taking off and landing at the airport over the past five years.
Thai retirement age could be increased
Gary Boyle, Published on 18/09/2023
» The increasing elderly population in Thailand is prompting a serious discussion on raising the retirement age beyond 55 to accommodate an "aged society" and deal with an ongoing labour shortage in the country, says the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).