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Pacific plastic dump far larger than feared: study
AFP, Published on 22/03/2018
» PARIS - The vast dump of plastic waste swirling in the Pacific ocean is now bigger than France, Germany and Spain combined -- far larger than previously feared -- and is growing rapidly, a study published Thursday warned.
Heavy disruption as French unions strike against Macron
AFP, Published on 22/03/2018
» PARIS: Public sector workers went on strike across France on Thursday in a "warning shot" for President Emmanuel Macron against his multi-front reform drive, with cancelled trains and flights causing travel headaches for thousands.
B25bn urged annually for equality fund
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 22/03/2018
» The Equitable Education Fund needs an annual budget of 25 billion baht or 5% of the education budget for the first five years of the law's enforcement, says Prasarn Trairatvorakul, a member of the Independent Committee for Education Reform (ICER).
Thai, Cambodian ties 'best ever'
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 22/03/2018
» Thai and Cambodian relations have improved immensely with moves to shelve overlapping border conflicts and push ahead with plans to upgrade checkpoints to bolster trade and transport links, the two sides say.
Tourist cap set to hit marine parks
News, Post Reporters, Published on 22/03/2018
» The number of foreign visitors to the country's national marine parks will be limited to 6 million a year under a plan to protect marine resources from swift deterioration brought on by heavy tourism, according to a national strategy drafting committee handling environmental issues.
Somkid: Thais must take part in trade pacts
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 22/03/2018
» Thailand must join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), a newly formed bloc of 11 Pacific Rim nations without the US, and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) as a means to protect the country's trade interests, says Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak.
Beholding the source
Life, Story: Kong Rithdee, Published on 22/03/2018
» Naturally, when you step into a dark room in which a film is playing, your eyes go straight to the screen. You watch the projected, not the projector. The point is the image, not the image maker.