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BAAC and GIZ launch THB 5.3 billion package to support climate-smart rice farming
Published on 30/01/2026
» Bangkok, 29 January 2026 – Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC), in collaboration with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), has launched climate-smart subsidy and low-interest loan schemes under the Thai Rice GCF Project, with a total budget of over THB 5.3 billion. The initiative aims to support approximately 40,000 Thai rice farmers in transitioning to climate-smart rice farming practices, contributing to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and climate change mitigation.
Court challenge of iris-scan data deletion order planned
Suchit Leesa-Nguansuk and Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 25/11/2025
» A group of people who oppose an order to delete data collected from 1.2 million people via iris scanning in Thailand plan to challenge the decision by the Personal Data Protection Committee (PDPC) in court.
PDPC tells firm to halt iris scan service
News, KOMSAN TORTERMVASANA and SUCHIT LEESA-NGUANSUK, Published on 25/11/2025
» The Personal Data Protection Committee (PDPC) has ordered TIDC Worldverse to suspend its iris scan verification services in Thailand after it was found to be offering cryptocurrency in exchange for personal data.
Coalition split a threat to economy
News, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Komsan Tortermvasana and Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 19/06/2025
» As political instability unfurls between the ruling Pheu Thai Party and its coalition partner Bhumjaithai Party, it is likely to further dampen investor sentiment, compounding concerns amid the looming threat of a 36% US tariff on Thai exports.
Thailand's flourishing cannabis culture to end as government seeks ban
Reuters, Published on 17/03/2024
» Thodsapol Hongtong is enjoying a smoke with his friends at the "Green Party", a venue where recreational cannabis enthusiasts meet in Bangkok to chat and have a good time. But it's a pastime that may be coming to an end.
Choking smog in 55 provinces
Suchit Leesa-nguansuk and Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 10/01/2024
» People in 55 of the 77 provinces were breathing dirty air on Wednesday morning, with red-coded pollution levels in 20 provinces, mainly in the Central Plains.
Dams fail but still vital
News, Pratch Rujivanarom, Published on 26/09/2021
» Large irrigation dams fail to prevent floods and droughts and ensure water security for local farmers as impacts of climate change intensify, data analysis on the performance of irrigation projects in the northeastern region show.
Thailand 2031: A Glimpse into the Future
Published on 01/08/2021
» Why 2031? The next decade is likely to become seen as a milestone era during which the world accelerated into a period of development and prosperity having successfully turned the page of one of the worst chapters in modern history after Covid-19 shook the global community to its core.
Cops seize ice, meth on school bus
News, Chaiwat Satyaem, Published on 20/03/2021
» Police yesterday seized about 184 kilogrammes of ice and 2.9 million methamphetamine pills hidden in a school bus taking students on a field trip to a science park in Phetchaburi province.
600kg meth seized from bus crew taking students on field trip
Chaiwat Satyaem, Published on 19/03/2021
» PHETCHABURI: Police seized about 600 kilogrammes of methamphetamine and arrested the driver and attendant of a chartered bus taking students on a field trip.