Water management MoU signed with China
Thailand and China yesterday inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the exchange of information on water-resource and irrigation-system development to promote sustainable growth
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Agriculture Minister Theera Wongsamut said the cooperation between Thailand’s Irrigation Department and the Chinese Ministry of Water Resources aimed to promote sustainable utilisation of water resources amid global climate change.
The cooperation will focus on water-resources management; flood prevention and rehabilitation measures; soil and water reserves; dam and dyke construction; and water releases.
Thook Jai put off again
The Commerce Ministry has missed its target of opening the first Thook Jai shop this month, as few retail enterprises have applied to join the government’s low-price shop scheme.
The ministry had planned to open the first shop on April 19. It postponed the date to yesterdayApril 27, but has been forced to push the opening back yet again. – The Nation
