Category: Thailand
Thai government pushes reform in agriculture sector
Plan to increase livelihoods for 1.3 million rice farmers by growing alternative crops and help offered to sugarcane growers
Travelers Spend More Money in Thailand Than Anywhere Else in Asia
A visualization of recent UN World Tourism Organization data, Thailand outranks every other nation in Asia when it comes to tourism spend.
Govt urged to ramp up action on greenhouse gas emissions
Thailand is ranked 22nd on the global list of greenhouse emitters, yet it is one of the countries most vulnerable to the effects of climate change.
Domestic development prioritised over exports
A bio-based economy or bioeconomy is seen as the solution, spanning five sectors: bioenergy, biochemicals, food, animal feed and biopharmaceuticals.
Agricultural areas face drought threat
160 reservoirs low on water; farmers told to avoid crops needing heavy irrigation; worries rise for dry season.
Phuket hotels unite to save ‘paradise island’ from plastic and overtourism
Almost 70 hotels on Phuket have pledged to reduce plastic use – the first in a raft of measures to conserve and preserve the Thai island
EEC mustn’t steamroll locals’ rights
Military and security personnel took over a public forum on land disputes surrounding the junta’s flagship Eastern Economic Corridor project to, “listen to the people”.
New Report: Bangkok, London and Shanghai among cities sinking as climate change raises sea levels
Bangkok is a city whose hydrological vulnerability to rising sea
levels has been exacerbated by its own water use.
Bold bid to seamlessly turn Bangkok into a ‘smart city’
‘Seamless travelling” is becoming a new buzz word in Thailand. The term has been around for a while but got a new lease on life on Friday as Thai PM turned his sights on Bangkok.