The curtain down for APEC 2022 with endorsement of Thailand’s BCG economic model proposal
The curtain came down for APEC 2022 yesterday with the claimed success in advanced trade
Social & Environment
Thailand submits increased GHG emission reduction target and long-term strategies as it joins world community at COP27
Head of the Thai delegation, Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa, stresses the need for developed countries
Energy Policy Committee asked to put Mekong dam projects on hold
The projects are subject to examination by parliamentary standing committees so they should be put
Mekong residents and local agencies left in the dark about Pak Beng dam on the Lower Mekong
Local government agencies as well as Mekong residents in bordering districts in Chaing Rai are
Noru leaves huge flood impacts behind as it dissipates
Authorities are now rushing to discharge floodwaters flowing into major reservoirs countrywide to ensure safety
Thailand braces for first direct storm Noru
Water management authorities in almost all of the regions located in the storm’s path are
“Billy” court case begins after years-long probe
The Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases has accepted the case for hearing
WHO warns Covid-19 is “nowhere near over” as Thai genomicists find BA.4 and BA.5 could be more virulent
The organisation’s emergency committee in its latest meeting last Friday agreed that the disease remains
Thailand could face small waves of Covid-19 infection that can pass ”a trigger point” if careless: CCSA
The public is urged to adhere to protection measures including mask-wearing and vaccination to help
Power purchase deals endorsed for Luang Prabang and Pak Lay dams on the Mekong amid locals’ bids to seek “legal rights” for better protection of the river
The endorsement drew flak among riverine communities, who immediately called for a probe into the
FB LIVE RECORDING I The special forum: Can the Mekong and its tributaries have “legal rights”?
The overview by Professor Emeritus Dr. Philip Hirsch of University of Sydney’s School of Geosciences
Control over newly freed cannabis rushed as concerns grow over its psychoactive impacts if misused or overdosed
Thailand in effect legalized the cultivation and use of cannabis on June 9_the first in
“Communicable disease under surveillance” proposed for Covid-19
The National Communicable Disease Committee plans to lower the status of Covid-19 from a “dangerous
Community Rights in the Mekong Sustainability Management
A group of independent videographers and contributors travelled along the lower section of the Mekong
Racing to save Thailand’s sole freshwater population of Irrawaddy dolphins
The latest survey has revealed that Thailand has only 14-20 freshwater Irrawaddy dolphins left, and
Thailand insists on “sufficient” data on transboundary impacts of Lao PDR’s Sanakham Dam before consultation wrap-up
Laos has also pushed for another dam on the Lower Mekong_7th in a queue_ called
Thailand to take part in the global forest and land use protection declaration, almost five-month delay in action
The new commitment will further support the long-term national strategy to increase the country’s forest
XE, then XJ… as Thailand claws towards endemic period
Recombined variants of Covid-19 keep emerging as the government plans to move the country away
FB LIVE RECORDING I The Special Forum: ลุ่มน้ำสงคราม (The Songkhram River Basin), the Mekong’s Womb
Under the Mekong’s Womb project run by Bangkok Tribune Online News Agency, in support of
Daily Covid cases surpass 10,000 for fourth consecutive day as the country mulls over “Living with Covid-19”
Thailand plans to make another try of “living with Covid-19” while Omicron is still pushing
Thailand closes its door against non-quarantine visitors as first local transmission of Omicron detected
The first local transmission case of Omicron has been confirmed whereas the number of Omicron
Cabinet gives green light to SEA for Chana industrial city project to end stand-off
Chana protesters have declared a victory and called for an end of their week-long protest
Strong evidence and witnesses defeat Premchai in a black leopard slaying case: Prosecutors
A construction tycoon and President of Italian-Thai Development PLC, Premchai Karnasuta, and his three trip
First Omicron case in Thailand discovered
Public health officials have confirmed that contacts of the first Omicron patient have so far
“Kind Dining” aimed at discouraging urban youngsters from consuming wild meat
The new campaign, Kind Dining, has been launched to try to discourage urban youngsters from
Travel ban imposed against 8 African countries following fears over Omicron
The country has not yet detected the newly concerned Covid-19 variant, but it has put
High hopes at COP 26 but they still fall short to address climate change and its impacts
Representatives from the embassies in Bangkok have shared updates and insights on climate action of
Thailand fails to commit to new global pledges to help cut GHG emissions at COP26 despite net-zero emissions declared
The UN Climate Change Conference, COP26, over the first week has seen a number of
Thailand to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 if supported: PM Prayut
Thailand has made a surprise move at COP26 as it has announced that it will
Climate experts urge Thailand to do more as PM to announce long-term climate strategy at COP26
Thailand’s Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has travelled to Scotland’s Glasgow to join other world