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Thailand’s Ministry of Transport has backed down over plans to mandate that all private cars and motorcycles be equipped with GPS devices, pending further study on real-time connectivity with the database of the Land Transport Department and the costs of that connectivity. Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob said today (Monday) that, initially, the installation of GPS
Another depression was reported over the central part of South China Sea this morning (Tuesday) and it is moving slowly east toward Vietnam, with the likelihood that it will make landfall on November 10th or 11th, according to Thailand’s Meteorological Department today. According to the department’s weather bulletin, the intense low pressure cell had developed
Concern, by India, over the prospect of cheap and mass-produced Chinese products flooding the Indian market has stalled plans to sign the world’s largest trade deal, known as the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement, during the ASEAN Summit in Bangkok. India has significant outstanding issues, which remain unresolved, said a joint leaders’ statement on
Thailand’s Revenue Department is employing a ‘carrot and stick’ approach to persuade about three million income-earners and about 140,000 entrepreneurs, who have never paid income taxes, to pay up. Revenue Department director-general Ekniti Nititanprapat told a meeting of senior revenue officials today that the department has set a target of tax collection for next year
Khun Winittha Jitkree will take the audience to small communities, in and around Manila, to see how they turn garbage into something of value to the communities.
BioThai Foundation director Vithoon Lienchamroon has voice his objection to a reported attempt by the National Hazardous Substances Committee (NHSC) to review the ban on the glyphosate herbicide. Responding to a report that Industry Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit, in his capacity as chair of the NHSC, plans to ask the committee to reconsider the ban scheduled
The United States has agreed to consider Thailand’s request for a review of the suspension of trade preferences for Thai exports, under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program, in order to mitigate the impacts on the Thai private sector. The US move was conveyed to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha by US National Security advisor
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has pledged to cooperate with ASEAN in the exchange of knowledge and technology to help move the regional grouping towards a digital economy. He said that Russia has placed importance on the digital economy, as evidenced by Russia’s fifth place ranking for the number of people using cell-phones, and this
UN Secretary General António Guterres has called on countries in the Southeast Asian region to be at the front line in stopping the use of coal power which has been largely responsible for climate change. He said the world’s addiction to coal “remains a major threat in relation to climate change and one of the
The Thai Foreign Ministry has tried to play down what has been seen as a partial boycott by ASEAN countries today of the ASEAN-US summit in which only three of the leaders of the regional grouping were present. Besides Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha of Thailand, only prime ministers of Laos and Vietnam attended the summit
Khun Winittha Jitkree will take the audience to the main river in Manila, which is also the main source of water, take a look at the way of life and, last but not least, will follow the route of massive amounts of plastic debris as it steadily flows into the sea.
One of the key suspects, wanted by the police for alleged involvement in the trafficking of Rohingya migrants from Myanmar into southern Thailand four years ago, has been arrested in Cambodia and handed over to Thai immigration police. The suspect, Mr. Supat “Kotok” Santipiyakul, was among 148 people, including a former army advisor Lt-Gen Manat
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is the Thai people’s favourite cabinet minister, while Deputy Agriculture Minister Mananya Thaiseth is the most courageous for her protection of national interests, according to Super Poll director Noppadol Kannikar. The Super Poll Research Office conducted a random survey of 1,143 people from October 25th to November 2nd. The five most
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad is supportive of Thailand’s efforts to resolve unrest in the deep South of the country through peaceful means and opposes any desires for separatism. Mahathir held talks with his Thai counterpart, General Prayut Chan-o-cha, on the side-lines of the ASEAN Summit yesterday (Saturday) at Impact Muang Thong Thani, the venue
