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Toxic threat sweeps all before it
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 01/12/2025
» CHIANG MAI: The mountainous landscapes and cool, pristine air once drew visitors to Thaton village in Chiang Mai's Mae Ai district, especially during the high season from November onward.
Trade talks need care
News, Editorial, Published on 14/04/2025
» The United States' recent move to impose reciprocal tariffs under the Trump administration has sent shockwaves through the global economy. Thailand, which has the 11th largest trade surplus with the US, is facing a 36% import tariff hike -- a development that warrants utmost concern by our policymakers.
Swine farmers sweat over tariff talks
News, Post Reporters, Published on 08/04/2025
» The Swine Raisers Association of Thailand has strongly opposed a government proposal to import US pork as part of trade deficit negotiations with Washington, warning it could devastate the domestic livestock industry and compromise consumer safety.
Talks needed to avert trade war amid global risks
News, Ronyoot Chitradon, Published on 24/03/2025
» Discussions at the World Economic Forum this year were dominated by risks that pose a threat to global economic growth. "State-induced conflict" was identified as the top concern by participants, followed by "disinformation" and "misinformation", and "environmental concerns" such as extreme weather, loss of biodiversity and ecosystem collapse.
Eight migrants found under pile of corn
News, Online Reporters, Published on 06/02/2025
» TAK - Eight illegal migrants from Myanmar who were hiding under a pile of corn were arrested along with a truck driver in the border district of Mae Sot on Thursday.
Contract hit fails; ungrateful son; naughty fire-starter
News, Mae Moo, Published on 02/02/2025
» Comically bad killers
Alarm sounds over haze
News, Mongkol Bangprapa and Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 25/01/2025
» The government has announced urgent measures to combat the PM2.5 pollution crisis, including offering free bus and electric train rides and asking private companies to allow employees to work from home.
'Humans to blame' for devastating floods in Northern Thailand
News, Dave Kendall, Published on 09/12/2024
» Flooding has devasted many parts of Thailand this year.
Rice mills group calls for banks to ease lending rules
News, Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 14/09/2024
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: The Thai Northeastern Rice Mills Association is pleading with the government to assist in negotiating with banks to loosen their lending regulations in preparation for the forthcoming harvest season as rice mills reportedly lack financial liquidity.
Green push needs united approach
News, Regan Pairojmahakij and Georgii Nikolaenko, Published on 20/05/2024
» Bridging the divide between agriculture and forestry is imperative for climate action. The global and national race is on to steeply reduce emissions over the next six years. According to the watershed Global Stocktake report, released ahead of COP28 in Dubai, we face the daunting task of reducing emissions by 43% by 2030 to retain the possibility of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees by the end of the century, and 27% to stabilise at a 2-degree temperature increase. Since the Paris Agreement was signed in 2015, we have managed only to be on track for a 2% reduction in emissions against 2019 baselines. Each subsequent year, we collectively feel the impacts of a hotter, more volatile climate as new records are set for temperature and natural disasters.