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A consultant to the steel bar makers’ organization said the steel used to construct the bars had witnessed a 42% price jump from last year. The manufacturers also face growing costs of electricity, shipping, and labor. He said factories couldn’t survive without boosting prices, but they needed consent from the Internal Trade Department, which controls steel bar and product prices. Prawit also recommended using higher-grade steel bars to save money. Although higher-grade bars are more expensive, building firms will save money using fewer. Rising energy prices have affected steel pricing worldwide, he said. Turkish manufacturers have declared $20-$40 per ton pricing rises. As production costs rise, steel bar manufacturers plan to ask the Thai government to boost prices. Prawit said bar-making steel costs $658 (24,300 baht) per ton, up from $464 last year. Singapore charges $738 per ton for steel bars, Turkey $740, China $852, and Thailand $699. Prawit said…

Starting next year, a full prohibition will be phased in. Varawut Silpa-archa leads the subcommittee on plastic and electronic waste management. At a recent meeting, they reviewed enterprises that use plastic debris and their production capability. At a subcommittee meeting with industrial stakeholders, the three-year strategy was discussed. Recycling 100% plastic trash from landfills by 2027 is one way to phase out plastics, especially single-use plastics. First, estimate the production needs of 14 main plants in free trade zones and limit imports to what they can use. The second step would reduce imports of plastic scrap to Thailand by 50%. In 2024, this reduction will be applied. The last step would restrict all plastic scrap imports into Thailand the following year. Only 32% of Thailand’s 24.98 million tonnes of residential trash is correctly managed, according to Varawut. A restriction on plastic scrap imports will be implemented over the next three…

In 1996, at the request of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit of Thailand, Her Majesty visited Bangkok. Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh also held a Return Concert out of respect for King Bhumibol Adulyadej, Queen Sirikit, and the Thai Royal Family. They wished to pay homage to the 96-year-old monarch who had spent seven decades on the British throne, as did many people around the world, including Vice President Joe Biden of the United States.After allowing mourners to pay their respects in Westminster Hall for four days, the casket of Queen Elizabeth will be carried to nearby Westminster Abbey today at roughly 10.35am London time, 5.35pm Thai time. She and her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, visited northern Chiang Mai for the first time on February 14, 1972. Later on Monday, Britain, international leaders, and nobles from around the world will gather for a burial…

The agency displayed a new launch pad on Friday in preparation for the space industry to use it in shuttle missions like a lunar orbit, which Thailand has been dreaming and working towards recently. The executive director of the National Innovation Agency (NIA), a division of the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, asserts that the effort to join the space race will also have important favorable social and economic repercussions on Earth. Despite the nation’s rapidly expanding economy, he claimed that Thailand’s new “S curve” businesses, which include the moon mission, are predicted to increase by 10% annually. The National Innovation Agency urged people to recognize that the moon, not Thailand, might hold the key to reviving the economy. The space sector, or at least industries related to it, is home to more than 1,000 businesses, and the sector is already worth 30 billion baht. Seven years…

At the same time, the country’s heavy rain keeps making a mess. Some experts are coming up with new ways to solve the problem. Sucharit also said that in case of a flood, land like public parks should be turned into water retention zones. He said that his university turns green areas that hold water into water retention zones. Amnat Chidthaisong, a professor, said that the government should strengthen weather agencies and set up smart networks so that they can work together and help each other. This week, the governor of Bangkok, Chadchat Sittupunt, said he was going to declare parts of the city that get a lot of flooding as disaster zones and pay compensation to the people who live there. Because there isn’t much green space in Bangkok, there aren’t many places that can be used to hold back floodwaters. An associate professor at Chulalongkorn University says that…

On September 24, the current House term will have 180 days left, therefore election campaigning can begin. Despite the election season starting a week from now, many political parties have already begun staging rallies, issuing official declarations, and stirring up support for their parties and candidates. Bhumjaithai Party lambasted Democrat Party on rubber price. Politics has been at the forefront of the headlines in recent months due to the term limits of suspended Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. In Thailand’s northern and northeastern provinces, where they’ve usually done well, the Pheu Thai Party has been conducting rallies ahead of election season. The Election Commission announced Monday that parties and candidates can begin campaigning. If the House is dissolved before 180 days, campaigning can begin immediately until the following election. Several candidates for offices up to and including prime minister have been anticipated or announced. The Organic Act’s Section 68 outlines when…