Promenade to go ahead without EIA

Onep to give advice on Chao Phraya plan An environmental impact assessment (EIA) for a new riverside promenade, the so-called New Landmark of Thailand project is not neccessary, the government says. Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning (Onep) secretary-general Kasemsun Chinnavaso said Wednesday the 14km project which will run between the Rama VII […]

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Japanese agency to finance Red Line construction

Motorists drive past construction of the 26.8-kilometre Bang Sue-Rangsit Red Line mass-transit route. The government yesterday agreed to borrow again from the Japan International Cooperation Agency to continue funding the project. WICHAN CHAROENKIARTPAKUN The cabinet gave the nod yesterday to a State Railway of Thailand (SRT) proposal to borrow ¥38.2 billion (10.4 billion baht) from the […]

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Thailand’s Solar Queen

2015 is a big year for the climate change agenda. In December, negotiators will descend upon Paris to sign a new universal and legally binding treaty to tackle the issue. Yet as oil apologists and environmental campaigners dispute the impact of greenhouse gas emissions, business people are seizing the advantage of government subsidies to profit […]

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