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Rough road ahead
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 21/01/2018
» The general prime minister, aka the politician who used to be a soldier, is strolling into a battleground and exhibits no sign he is aware of it.
Kui Buri fruit farmers adjust to life with wild jumbos
Chaiwat Satyaem, Published on 19/01/2018
» PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN: It's a hard life for fruit farmers living close to a wildlife conservation area in Kui Buri district, where they have to adapt to the frequent raids by wild elephants, which can quickly strip their crop bare.
B150bn splashed out to aid water projects
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 18/01/2018
» The government is allocating more funds this fiscal year to water management, particularly to develop existing royally initiated water projects, in an effort to ensure supply for farmland and generate more income in the sector.
PM's bid to help Mae Hong Son's plight
News, Post Reporters, Published on 15/01/2018
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is scheduled to visit Mae Hong Son on Wednesday on an "inspection" trip, government spokesman Sansern Kaewkamnerd said yesterday.
Minimum wage hike sounded out
Business, Published on 15/01/2018
» To raise or not to raise the daily minimum wage is an uphill task being mulled by policymakers and employers across the business spectrum.
A spike in the fruit trade
Spectrum, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 14/01/2018
» Driving around Chanthaburi, it's almost impossible not to notice ubiquitous warehouse-like structures lining the roads in the eastern province.
Cops nab 2 over 'farm scams'
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 14/01/2018
» A married couple has been detained in multiple arrest warrants issued for them in various farm product-related scams, the Crime Suppression Division's Sub-division 5 says.
Governors urged to brace for new tax regulations
News, Published on 13/01/2018
» The Interior Ministry has urged provincial governors to make sure local administrative organisations (LAOs) are prepared for new regulations under the land and building tax bill being deliberated by the National Legislative Assembly (NLA).
Saraburi area hits No.1 for worst air quality
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 13/01/2018
» Air quality at Na Pra Lan in Saraburi, the country's largest rock quarrying and limestone mining area, is the worst in the country, moving ahead of the northern provinces and their annual haze, according to the Pollution Control Department's (PCD) recently released 2017 report.
Additional B150bn to swell deficit
Business, Published on 11/01/2018
» The government plans to compile a supplementary budget of 150 billion baht for this fiscal year, a move requiring it to borrow an additional 100 billion baht and bring the fiscal 2018 budget deficit to 550 billion baht.