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Southern flood damage exceeds B500bn
Wichit Chantanusornsiri and Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 01/12/2025
» Catastrophic flooding in the South has inflicted economic losses exceeding 500 billion baht, the Finance Ministry has estimated.
Sugar producers fear new controls will delay exports
Reuters and Post Reporters, Published on 09/11/2023
» Thai sugar exports could face delays next year, producers and sellers say, after the government introduced new measures to protect domestic supply and prevent smuggling.
Nuclear power and net zero
Business, Ranjana Wangvipula, Yuthana Praiwan and Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 03/07/2023
» Clean energy campaigns are not only promoting solar, wind and biomass power in Thailand, but also prompting conversations about nuclear energy.
Heirs step up as Covid deaths rock street-food stalls
Reuters, Published on 29/10/2021
» Each morning, Adulwitch Tangsupmanee brings a cart of crispy pork belly to a run-down cinema in Bangkok's Chinatown and sets up the same street-food stall his internationally renowned father ran for nearly 50 years before dying of Covid-19 in July.
PCD chief says plastic import ban could be delayed
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 12/09/2020
» The Pollution Control Department (PCD) has hinted it could postpone the ban on the import of plastic waste for recycling, with its chief saying the domestic supply of plastic waste is not enough to feed the kingdom's industrial needs.
Activists decry plastic ban loopholes
Business, William Hicks, Published on 21/01/2020
» The recent ban on single-use plastic bags at major retailers created a stir for consumers and businesses, with social media abuzz with workarounds such as shoppers using wheelbarrows and stockings to carry off their 7-Eleven hauls.
Economy, equality and climate top 2020 wish list
News, Post Reporters, Published on 01/01/2020
» With 2020 upon us, boosting the grassroots economy, a depreciation of the baht and a clear vision for the country's digital economy are on many businesses' wish lists this year.
Laying waste to Thailand's bounty
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran and Komsan Tortermvasana., Published on 11/06/2018
» The old Thai saying of nai nam mee pla, nai na mee khao (fish in the waters, rice in the fields), which hails the country's abundance of food and natural resources, is barely applicable to modern-day Thailand, as decades of industrialisation and improper e-waste management have risked turning the Land of Smiles into a dumping ground for hazardous materials.
Tracking the life of Madam Tank
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 20/01/2018
» 'A woman must not forget her duties: studying, working and taking care of her family." This is the principle by which Nopparat Kulhiran, also known as Madam Tank, lives.