Ten years ago, the Asia-Pacific region came together and designed the world’s first set of disability-specific development goals: the Incheon Strategy to “Make the Right Real” for Persons with Disabilities. This week, we meet again to assess how the go…
Probe army graft claims
The Royal Thai Army is facing new graft accusations. This time a senior military officer was accused of swindling some of the system’s funds on an army housing project. While the accusation needs probing, the reaction of the Prime Minister and Minister…
Japan’s post-Abe trust crisis under PM Kishida
No one could have foreseen that Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s popularity would nosedive so soon after the Liberal Democratic Party triumphed in July’s election to the Upper House of the Japanese Diet. Until recently, Mr Kishida’s government r…
Over 1,000 cannabis clinics have opened this year
Over 1,000 clinics offering cannabis-based treatments have opened since the start of the year, promising better public access to the medicinal plant, according to the Public Health Ministry. Out of the 1,026 clinics which opened this year, 929 are clin…
Arkhom expects selective stimulus
The projected year-end stimulus packages will not be blanket schemes, but rather will focus on targeted groups, says Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith. He said discussions are scheduled to be held with the National Economic and Social Developm…
Apec protest risk worries govt
Govt keen to protect reputation at summit The government has raised concerns about possible protests during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) Summit, asking protesters to help preserve the country’s image. Government spokesman Anucha Burapac…
Real estate factors change
Covid and environmental concerns among the issues driving innovation. Our way of life often changes because of external factors that we are helpless to influence. Factors such as global warming, PM2.5 air pollution, the Russia-Ukraine conflict, rising …
Prayut orders Ayutthaya to be flood ready
Industrial estates, public may need aid The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) is confident the three industrial estates in Ayutthaya are well-prepared to protect themselves against flooding in the province, deputy government spokesperson R…
Cloud HM x AWS join hands for leadership summit in anticipation for opening of 1.9 trillion baht AWS region in Thailand
Cloud HM, in collaboration with Amazon Web Services, hosted a Leadership Summit under the theme; “Amazon Web Services Growth Secrets: How to Run a Multi-Billion Dollar Business Like AWS”, and showcased their cloud and AI technology by arranging Thailan…
Dates set for Pink, Yellow line trials
The partial opening of the Yellow and Pink monorail lines for trial service has been set for December with the launch for commercial operation earmarked for early next year, according to the Department of Rail Transport (DRT). Pichet Kunathammarak, the…