Ayutthaya: The Industry Ministry has ordered an immediate review of anti-flood measures around 67 industrial estates nationwide, several of which remain seriously at risk of being inundated again some 11 years after the massive floods of 2011.
Industry authorities are monitoring the negative impact of the world economy on Thailand for the next 1-2 months after the Manufacturing Production Index (MPI) in July fell for the second consecutive month.
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Industry Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit tested positive for Covid-19 on Saturday and is now recovering, according to his secretary Kritchanon Aiyapanya.
The cabinet yesterday gave the Asia Pacific Potash Corporation (APPC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Italian-Thai Development Plc, permission to embark on a 36-billion-baht potash mining project in Udon Thani.