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A joint venture to alleviate global warming

NationalMar 13. 2021

By THE NATION

BTS Group has joined hands with Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organisation and VGREEN, Kasetsart University in an effort to sustainably mitigate global warming.

Daniel Ross, the chief investment officer and member of the Sustainability Committee of BTS Group Holdings Pcl, Kiatchai Maitriwong, executive director of Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organisation (Public Organization), and Asst Prof Rattanawan Mungkung, director of the Centre of Excellence on Environmental Strategy for Green Business (VGREEN), Faculty of Environment, Kasetsart University, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between 14 organisations from the public, private and academic sectors.

The signatory parties will be participating in the Carbon Offsetting Programme established with a goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from their business activities.

The objectives of this MoU are to demonstrate leadership in global warming, showcase corporate social and environmental responsibility, and support low carbon initiatives. Narissara Srisan, strategic communication adviser of BTS Group, also witnessed the signing ceremony at The Sukosol Hotel.

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Bangkok canal wins Asian landscape improvement award

NationalMar 13. 2021

By THE NATION

Khlong Ong Ang Canal in Bangkok’s Phra Nakhon district has won the 2020 Asian Townscape Award for Landscape Improvement Project.

Bangkok Governor Pol General Aswin Kwanmuang posted a photo of the certificate on his Facebook page on Friday. The award organiser, UN-Habitat Fukuoka, has selected Khlong Ong Ang as one of six places in Asia that demonstrated outstanding improvement in landscape, art, culture, safety and quality of life of people in surrounding communities.

Other countries that also won the award were Japan, South Korea, China, Nepal and Malaysia.

“I would like to thank every related agency and the public for helping improve Khlong Ong Ang into a beautiful landmark that deserves this international recognition,” said Aswin.

Khlong Ong Ang walking street, which opens daily, features music performances, street art exhibition and a variety of products and street foods from local retailers. Visitors also can enjoy a kayaking trip in the canal and appreciate the city landscape on Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 4pm until 10pm. Admission is free.

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Up to Bt1 million insurance coverage okayed for Covid-19 vaccine side-effects

NationalMar 13. 2021

By THE NATION

The Office of Insurance Commission (OIC) has approved maximum coverage of up to Bt1 million for side-effects from the Covid-19 vaccine.

The office secretary-general, Suthipol Taweechaikarn, revealed this on Friday to the Digital Economy and Society Ministry’s Anti-Fake News Centre, which had sought clarification after some companies advertised the maximum coverage of their insurance plans in case customers show side-effects and allergic reactions to the Covid-19 vaccine.

The advertisements have sparked public curiosity, and many wanted to verify the legitimacy of those insurance plans.

“The OIC has approved the insurance plans for Covid-19 side-effects of some general insurance companies since February to boost people’s confidence in receiving the vaccine, as well as to make sure that they are well protected financially in case they suffer from side-effects or allergic reactions,” he said. “Some plans have maximum coverage as high as Bt1 million, depending on conditions set by the insurance companies.”

Suthiphol advised people who have queries about insurance plans to contact the commission hotline on 1186.

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Heat and haze forecast for upper Thailand, isolated thundershowers in the South

NationalMar 13. 2021

By THE NATION

The Thailand Meteorological Department on Saturday forecast a hot to very hot day with haze due to the heat low covering upper Thailand.

Meanwhile, the easterly winds prevailing over the South and the Gulf bring isolated thundershowers to the South.

The weather forecast for the next 24 hours:

North: Hot to very hot with haze during the day; temperature lows of 17-23 degrees Celsius, highs of 34-40°C.

Northeast: Hot with haze during the day; temperature lows of 21-24 °C, highs of 34-36°C.

Central: Hot with haze during the day; temperature lows of 23-26°C, highs of 36-39°C.

East: Hot with haze during the day, isolated thundershowers with gusty winds in 10 per cent of the areas; temperature lows of 23-26°C, highs of 33-39°C; waves less than a metre high and a metre offshore.

South (east coast): Mostly cloudy with isolated thundershowers in 10 per cent of the areas; temperature lows of 19-25°C, highs of 32-36°C; waves a metre high and over a metre during thundershowers.

South (west coast): Hot during the day with isolated thundershowers in 10 per cent of the areas; temperature lows of 22-25°C, highs of 32-36°C; waves less than a metre high and a metre offshore.

Bangkok and surrounding areas: Hot with haze during the day; temperature lows of 25-27°C, highs of 33-38°C.

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Thailand seeks Asean researchers’ help to boost STEM education

NationalMar 13. 2021

By THE NATION

Asean governments joined hands with international researchers on Thursday in a bid to improve the region’s lagging standard of STEM education (science, technology, engineering and maths).

The researchers offered proposals to boost STEM education at an international video conference organised by the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organisation (SEAMOE) on Thursday.

They were also asked to develop strategies for strengthening Asean students’ STEM knowledge, which is falling victim to digital disruption, rural-urban inequality, and impacts from Covid-19.

STEM knowledge among Asean youth currently falls well below the global average.

Supat Champathong, Thailand’s permanent secretary for education, stressed the significance of research in lifting the quality of education in Asean countries hit by three challenges. These were low PISA scores, shortages of STEM teachers needed to pull these nations out of the middle-income trap, and the need to build awareness on sustainable development among the youth.

The challenges highlight the need for research to address future issues and shape national strategies to drive Asean sustainability, Supat said.

Pornpun Waitayangkoon, director of SEAMEO STEM-ED, said her organisation was focused on improving teachers’ skills and also on research to address current challenges.

The conference covered three main topics: how to create a professional learning community (PLC) among educators; provision of STEM education from kindergarten to 12th grade; and the creation of world-standard STEM vocational colleges.

Dee Bourbon, senior social investment advisor of Chevron Corp, added that Chevron is collaborating with SEAMEO STEM-ED to improve regional STEM education. She said the company had helped develop “people’s power” in Asean for six years under the “Chevron Enjoy Science” project – a model for regional education-oriented CSR activities which has now entered its second phase.

She shared lessons learnt from the project with Asean researchers, highlighting the development of teaching skills and the benefits of PLC and teacher assessment.

Proposals from the conference will be presented at the SEAMEO Congress 2021, scheduled for late April, which will be attended by the education ministers of all the Asean nations.

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Samut Sakhon governor to be discharged from hospital next Friday

NationalMar 13. 2021Verasak Vichitsangsri

By THE NATION

Samut Sakhon governor Verasak Vichitsangsri will be discharged from Bangkok’s Siriraj Hospital in a week because his lungs have almost completely recovered, his doctor said.

Dr Prasit Watanapa, dean of the Faculty of Medicine at Siriraj Hospital, announced on Friday that Verasak has mostly recovered and does not need to be assisted in his daily activities.

However, the doctor said that people should not visit him because he needs complete rest to fully recover.

Veerasak tested positive for Covid-19 in December and has since been hospitalised, while his province has become the country’s hot spot in the second Covid-19 wave, with a total of 16,449 positive cases reported so far.

On March 6, his daughter said in a Facebook post that her father was working on slowly rehabilitating his lungs and muscles.

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Tourism minister wants travellers from China, India, mid-risk countries back by April 1

NationalMar 12. 2021

By The Nation

Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn will ask the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) to allow nationals of more than 70 medium-risk countries – including China, India, Germany and Italy – to enter Thailand from April 1.

The request will be made at a CCSA meeting chaired by PM Prayut Chan-o-cha on March 19, which will also consider a Public Health Ministry proposal to relax travel restrictions.

The Public Health Ministry will propose that quarantine be reduced to seven days for vaccinated tourists and 10 days for unvaccinated tourists.

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SET falls despite passage of $1.9tn relief bill in US

NationalMar 12. 2021

By THE NATION

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Index closed at 1,568.19 on Friday, down 6.94 points or 0.44 per cent. Total transactions fell to Bt83.958 billion with an index high of 1,584.40 and a low of 1,562.90. Daily trade was subdued on Friday after rising above Bt100 billion earlier in the week.

The day’s SET fell below the 1,580-1,585 points forecast by Krungsri Securities, which expected positive investor sentiment from the European Central Bank easing monetary policy and US President Joe Biden signing a $1.9-trillion economic relief bill.

The 10 stocks with the highest trade value today were DELTA, OR, GPSC, PTT, KBANK, CPF, CPALL, IRPC, AOT and STA.

Other Asian indices were mainly up:

Japan’s Nikkei Index closed at 29,717.83, up 506.19 points or 1.73 per cent.

China’s Shang Hai SE Composite Index closed at 3,453.08, up 16.25 points or 0.47 per cent, while the Shenzhen SE Component Index closed at 13,897.02, up 30.66 points or 0.22 per cent.

Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index closed at 28,739.72, down 645.89 points or 2.20 per cent.

South Korea’s KOSPI closed at 3,054.39, up 40.69 points or 1.35 per cent.

Taiwan’s TAIEX Index closed at 16,255.18, up 75.62 points or 0.47 per cent.

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Thailand poised to target 50% EV use, carbon neutrality by 2050

NationalMar 12. 2021

By The Nation

EV committee will discuss at the end of March and prepare to set carbon emission to zero with 50 per cent user to drive EV within 2030.

Kulit Sombatsiri, permanent secretary for energy, said during the launch day ceremony for EGAT EV Business Solutions on Thursday that for hundreds years car industry has evolved from a combustion engine to an electric vehicle (EV) where the combustion engine is the leading cause of 72.5 per cent CO2 emissions, airborne toxicity and the cause of PM 2.5.

Today, many countries around the world are aware of this issue and announced a clear goal for carbon neutrality, one of which is to promote the use of electric vehicles (EVs). The price of EVs predicts to be equal price to that of combustion vehicles by 2025, and by 2040, the number of EVs will be greater than that of combustion vehicles to achieve the goal of carbon neutrality.

However, for Thailand, National Electric Vehicle Policy Committee has been established which was chaired by Supatthanaphong Phanmechaow, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy.

National Electric Vehicle Policy Committee has set the goal of 2030 to produce 30 per cent of the total vehicle production or about 750,000 EVs, and by 2040 the number of EVs will increase to 2.5 million.

“At this meeting, It must be clear in what year to target carbon neutrality and the number of EV cars. The private sector offers to increase the number of EVs to 50 per cent by 2030. It is possible because all over the world are now accelerating the promotion of EVs, but we have to wait for clarity from the meeting,” said Kulit.

Yesterday (March 11), the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) launched EGAT EV Business Solutions under the event name The Next Future Journey EGAT EV Business Solutions. EGAT and partners from 6 leading automobile companies including Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, MG, Nissan and Porsche has signed an agreement to provide cooperation in the field of charging station, linking application data link, and promotion.

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Traffic jams expected at Victory Monument as protesters gather

NationalMar 12. 2021

By The Nation

Police are urging motorists to avoid Victory Monument on Friday evening as the area will get congested once anti-government protesters begin gathering from 3pm onwards.

The Victory Monument route is taken by most Bangkok commuters as many roads connect to the intersection.

Routes that may be affected and should be avoided are:

• Phaholyothin Road (entrance/exit of the Victory Monument expressway)

• Phaya Thai Road (from Victory Monument to Soi Yothi)

• Ratchawithi Road (from Soi Ratchawithi 9 to Victory Monument – Soi Senarak)

Routes motorists can take to avoid traffic:

• Vibhavadi-Rangsit Road

• Si Rat Expressway

• Ratchaprarop Road

• Chaturathit Road

• Sri Ayutthaya Road

• Rama 6 Road

• Soi Phaholyothin 2

• Soi Rangnam

• Soi Yothi

• Soi Satsana