Thai jungle seen as breeding ground for Indochinese tigers.

In this 2016 photo released by Thailand’s Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation/Freeland, a curious male tiger walks in the jungle in eastern Thailand. Thailand’s Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, Freeland, an organization fighting human and animal trafficking, and Panthera, a wild cat conservation organization, announced Tuesday, March 28, 2017 that their investigations had photographic evidence of new tiger cubs in eastern Thailand’s jungle, signaling the existence of the world’s second breeding population of endangered Indochinese tigers. (Thailand’s Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation/Freeland via AP) (Associated Press)

Thailand’s tourism industry is set for sustainable growth according to the World Travel and Tourism Council, which last week said that Thailand would have the world’s tenth fastest growing tourism sector over the coming decade with an average annual growth rate of 6.7 percent.

Thailand’s energy landscape is about to become more green and sustainable as a government research agency announced last week it has developed a way to make biofuel from cassava at a cost that is competitive in the market. The breakthrough production method could increase Thailand’s energy independence and benefit other nations seeking to increase alternative energy use.

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha told ministers last week he is ready to use Section 44 of the interim charter that grants him broad powers – to speed up passage of several pieces of legislation designed to increase ease of doing business in the Kingdom and gain a higher ranking from the World Bank in its annual ease of doing business global rankings.

One week after seizing over 400 pounds of smuggled African elephant tusks at Bangkok’s international airport, Thai Customs officials confiscated over 100 pounds of African rhino horns. Meanwhile, conservationists announced that the Kingdom’s wild elephant population had increased by about 10 percent in recent years.

The 13th Annual World Wai Kru Muay Thai Ceremony at Ayutthaya Historical Park on 17 March was joined by over 1,400 Muay Thai fighters from 52 countries. As well as taking part in the ancient ritual to pay respects to Muay Thai masters, attendees experienced different many aspects of Thai culture relating to martial art.