Thailand’s wants to build a host of rail mega project, but is facing a skilled-labour shortfall of about 100,000 workers.
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Microplastic waste found in Trang mackerel
Researchers have found microplastic in the stomach of mackerel caught in this southern province and will expand their study to include fish meat and shellfish.
Thailand’s jump to high-income status at risk: Fitch
Thailand risks a protracted slowdown in the next decade, on the back of its aging population and lack of economic reforms, analysts at Fitch Solutions have suggested.
Thailand’s southern provinces suffering Sumatran burn-off smoke haze
Smoke drifting across the Malacca Strait from Sumatran forest fires in Indonesia is affecting the health of locals and tourists in the southern province of Songkhla.
Parties want assessment of environmental, social and economic impacts of EEC
The Democrat and Future Forward parties have separately demanded that the House set up an ad hoc committee to assess the impacts of Thailand’s massive Eastern Economic Corridor projects.
Retailers to stop handing out plastics
Giant retailers, plastic manufacturing titans, and department stores reached an agreement on Friday to stop handing out single-use plastic bags to customers starting early next year.