Icon NOW: Refill Station Pioneers Zero Waste Movement in Thailand What’s in an icon? As part of Thailand NOW’s mission to share authentic insights into all things Thai, we’re spotlighting iconic individuals who have not only excelled in their respective areas, but...
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Thai Design Fights Haze with Rice Husk Decor
Tara Abhasakun Oct 28, 2021 Business & InvestmentInnovation & Technology
Thai Design Fights Haze with Rice Husk Decor Thailand’s high season has a problem: haze. The country’s PM2.5 Air Quality Index, which generally keeps to double digits during the off season, shoots up to anywhere between 100 to 160 from November to...
SEP4SDGs: A New Mindset for Sustainability
Thailand NOW Jul 12, 2021 Business & InvestmentSustainability
SEP4SDGs: A New Mindset for Sustainability
Sustainable investing going mainstream in Thailand
The Stock Exchange of Thailand Jul 6, 2021 Business & InvestmentSustainability
Sustainable investing going mainstream in Thailand Sustainable investing has gone mainstream across the globe, particularly in the United States and Europe. Similarly, Thai investors are paying more attention on listed companies' actions towards sustainability,...
Volunteering in Thailand to Restore Ecosystems
Nanticha Ocharoenchai Jun 24, 2021 Life & SocietyNature & Environment
Volunteering in Thailand to Restore Ecosystems Since the Industrial Revolution, our natural habitats have degraded to the brink of collapse. This doesn’t just affect plants and animals, but also the wellbeing of us, humans. To ensure our survival, we need to restore...
TPMAP: AI with a Human Touch
Pensom Lertsitthichai Feb 20, 2021 Current AffairsSustainability
TPMAP: AI with a Human Touch How Thailand is using big data as a game-changing solution to address social inequality To achieve its goal of ending extreme poverty for all and meeting the 17 Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, Thailand's government is taking a...
A Female Lead Tackling Climate Change through Landscape Architecture
Apisara Lawariya Dec 28, 2020 Arts & CultureIcon NOW
A Female Lead Tackling Climate Change through Landscape Architecture Innovative, state-of-the-art parks for a quirkier, greener, urban lifestyle Identified as one of BBC’s top 100 most inspirational and influential women of 2020, landscape architect Kotchakorn...
Making plastic worth its while
Sirinya Wattanasukchai Dec 28, 2020 Business & InvestmentSustainability
Making plastic worth its while To recycle plastic waste or not should no longer even be a question. The statistics show an alarming rise in waste, especially plastic, and with Thailand now holding the unenviable position of being among the top five countries...
The Princess of Humanity
Vijavat Isarabhakdi Nov 13, 2020 Country FactsMonarchy
The Princess of Humanity When a young lady named Sangwan Talapat arrived in the United States of America in the summer of 1917, she would not have imagined that her life would change forever, and that she was about to embark upon a journey of a life time. Born a...
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