Category: Thailand
Leading environmentalist slams Thailand’s record on pollution
Also a marine biologist, he has posted a picture on Facebook of a Thai beach covered in trash as he slams the country for not doing enough to protect the environment.
Lilly, Thailand’s Greta Thunberg, wages ‘war’ on plastic
“I am a kid at war,” the bubbly 12-year-old says after a painstaking hour-long routine picking up cans, bags and bottles bobbing in the canal.
Thai Belt and Road project bumps into finance and liability issues
These twists fly in the face of a message broadcast on Sept. 3 by a senior official of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha’s government that plans were on track for the first phase.
Leading Thai economist blames inequality for Thailand’s ills
Must move away from the emphasis on growth and consumption to the quality of life rather than the quantity of things, says Pasuk Phongpaichit, Emeritus Professor in Political Economy, Chulalongkorn University.
Worker shortage casts doubt on rail projects
Thailand’s wants to build a host of rail mega project, but is facing a skilled-labour shortfall of about 100,000 workers.
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.