COMMENTARY: Thailand falters as its neighbors rise rapidly
Bangkok (The Nation/ANN) - First, it was Cambodia, then Vietnam and Laos. After three decades, Burma has become in the past six months the region's new darling
Thailand falters as its neighbours rise rapidly
First, it was Cambodia, then Vietnam and Laos. After three decades, Burma has become in the past six months the region's new darling. With the once pariah state joining the road of reformation, the .....
Floodwall planned for Thailand major river
Bangkok (The Nation/ANN) - An embankment will be put up along the length of the Chao Phraya River from Uthai Thani down to Ayutthaya in Thailand - estimated to be more than 300km - as part of the government's plans to prevent flooding in the Central region.
Thailand falters as its neighbors rise rapidly
First, it was Cambodia, then Vietnam and Laos. After three decades, Burma has become in the past six months the region's new darling. With the once pariah state joining the road of reformation, the new strategic profile of Southeast Asia will be undergoing serious challenges, particularly the shifting of focus to India and China, which Burma shares common borders.
Thailand to build DNA database to protect elephants
Thailand Natural Resources and Environment Minister Preecha Rengsomboonsuk has vowed to solve within a year issues related to Thailand 's elephant s. Preecha planned to build a DNA database on 4,000 or so domesticated elephant s in order to stop people taking over identity papers of deceased pachyderms and replacing them with elephant s taken in the wild.
Thailand to speed up water projects
The Thai government is accelerating its water-resources management and flood-prevention projects worth a combined 350 billion baht (US$11 billion) to ensure that the country is ready to cope with this .....
Thailand in pole position on Burma
The recent developments in Burma are increasingly being followed by the international community. On January 23 the European national foreign ministers met in Brussels to discuss the latest events and .....
02/06/2012 13:19 THAILAND Bangkok: flood prevention to prevent business and capital flight
» by Weena Kowitwanij Thailand is a strategic economic hub in Southeast Asia, but last year’s floods could have chased away foreign investors. Intervention plans will now focus on rebuilding trust and promoting sustainable development. Water resources must be managed better than 40 years ago.