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Thailand joins OECD agreement on mutual acceptance of chemical safety data
Thailand has joined the OECD system for the Mutual Acceptance of Data (MAD) in the Assessment of Chemicals, ensuring that its non-clinical safety data related to...
Thailand Receives Grant to Protect the Ozone Layer and Climate
Thailand signed a US$5 million grant agreement with the World Bank today in support of reducing the import and use of ozone-depleting chemicals by...
The Thai Protests: A political landmark for the nation
Earlier this month, the capital city of Thailand was witness to what is being regarded as the largest and boldest political demonstration since the...
Major Impact from COVID-19 to Thailand’s Economy, Vulnerable Households, Firms
Thailand’s economy is expected to be impacted severely by the COVID-19 pandemic, shrinking by at least 5 percent in 2020 and taking more than...
Entrepreneur hoping to make electric motorbikes a staple of Thailand’s streets
Bangkok has an extensive public transit network, but its maze of small side streets—sois—means that a destination is often a hike from a transit...
Thailand: small, low-tech firms suffer the most during COVID-19 pandemic
Small-size and low-tech firms have suffered the most from the COVID-19 crisis, according to research conducted by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO),...
Irredentism and Islamic separatism in Thailand
The one-month cessation of hostilities proclaimed at the beginning of April by the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN, the “National Revolutionary Front”) already witnessed to...
ADB Finances First Wind Power and Battery Storage Project in Thailand
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a THB235.55 million ($7.2 million equivalent) loan with Lomligor Company Limited (Lomligor), a subsidiary of BCPG Public...
Thailand’s Poverty on the Rise Amid Slowing Economic Growth
Thailand has successfully reduced poverty over
the past three decades from over 65 percent in 1988 to under 10 percent in
2018. However, the growth of...
New oil pipeline in northern Thailand may worsen flooding
A pipeline
stretching from central to north-east Thailand promises to “promote Thailand as
an energy hub in the region” and “increase energy security”, according to the
Ministry...