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New tourism path for climate survival
Oped, Published on 20/08/2025
» Hotel bookings are vanishing. Tour buses sit idle. Empty beaches. The culprit? Not mass protests. Not pandemics. But smoke, dust, and heat. Tourism fuels Thailand's economy, yet smog, heat waves, and flash floods are rapidly choking it. Can paradise still sell if it's unbreathable?
Govt must form PM2.5 panel: TDRI
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 24/03/2024
» A national committee to devise a policy on battling the PM2.5 problem, and an agency to manage the smog are needed to address the nation's air pollution, according to the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI).
Challenges in tackling PM2.5 crisis
Oped, Published on 12/04/2023
» Chiang Mai has repeatedly been named the world's most air-polluted city this year. Not exactly a title to be envious about.
Farming sector needs urgent restart
Oped, Published on 01/03/2023
» One major goal of economic development in the farming sector is to raise the rate of farmers' income per capita, to be equal to or higher than the non-farming sector. For decades, this noble goal has not been achieved.
Use satellite tech for farmers in crisis
Oped, Published on 10/02/2021
» Ask any Thai rice farmer to describe government assistance when they are hit with natural disasters. Their answers will most likely be the same: Too little, too late.
Finding ways to beat farm debt
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 04/11/2018
» The farm sector has been a driving engine behind the country’s economic growth, but at the same time, debt among farmers keeps rising.
Accounting for govt's rice scheme losses
News, Published on 23/10/2013
» After former deputy prime minister MR Pridiyathorn Devakula presented his figures which showed that the government's rice-pledging scheme has incurred at least 200 billion baht in losses each year, or more than 425 billion baht in total, various government ministers came out to deny the claims.