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Malaysia, Indonesia to take EU curbs on palm oil to WTO
Malaysia and Indonesia plan to raise the prospect of European Union curbs on the imports of palm oil with the World Trade Organisation, both countries said in a joint statement on Sunday.Keep reading ...
Agencies instructed to speed up rubber plans
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has instructed nine state agencies to speed up the use of rubber in a bid to lift domestic demand which will help shore up falling rubber prices.Keep reading ...
Asia faces disaster if climate change unchecked - scientists
Climate change will bring soaring temperatures, more intense storms, erratic rainfall, plummeting crop yields and a collapse of coral reefs to Asia-Pacific unless countries fully implement their commitments under the Paris climate pact, scientists said on Friday, calling the challenges “unprecedented”.Read more ...
Government to open centres for returning Lao workers
The government called on all Lao workers returning home from Thailand to register at forthcoming provincial assistance centres and acquire passports so they can be legally re-employed in Thailand. The government this week confirmed it will open centres this month in the Labour and Social ...
Return migration no impact on Thai-Myanmar trade
Despite the decline in import flow from Thailand at the Myawaddy border trade camp, the return of Myanmar workers from Thailand last month has no significant impact on bilateral trade, assistant secretary of the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) U Khin Maung Lwin told The Myanmar Times.Myanmar ...
Shortage of migrant labour hits key sectors
Many sectors, including construction in the capital, fisheries in the South and agriculture in border areas, are facing labour shortages due to the tough new labour law, sources said yesterday as migrant workers began returning to Thailand. A construction site of the Red Line train ...
UNHCR chief pleased with discussions on refugee rights issues
The eradication of forced refugee detention, the granting of citizenship to stateless people, and the respectful deportation of asylum seekers are among goals that the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) expects to develop further with Thailand.Read more ...
The future of Thai railways: Five fundamental questions
Good public transport can fundamentally improve people’s lives. It can give people more access to economic opportunities, increase productivity and boost growth. Every day, people in Thailand use public transport to go to work, send children to schools, or visit families and relatives in the ...
Southern rubber farmers grow impatient
Discontent among southern rubber farmers against the government has grown even as the government explained it has done its best to ease their woes stemming from plummeting rubber prices.Read more ...
All EEC infrastructure plans get nod
The much-touted Eastern Economic Corridor is moving a crucial step forward after all key infrastructure development projects yesterday received the nod from the EEC policy committee chaired by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. According to Kanit Sangsubhan, secretary-general of EEC Office, the committee yesterday approved an additional ...
