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Sanctuaries answer the call of the wild
Spectrum, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 04/02/2018
» The golden-tinged sunlight was dimming. A group of 50 hog deer sauntered around a wide field, pausing to eat shoots of grass. Forest officials had recently burned the field, making way for new grass which will provide a source of food for the population of over 200 hog deer living in Phu Khiao-Thung Ka Mang Wildlife Sanctuary in Chaiyaphum province.
Coal plant opponents still fired up
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 04/02/2018
» Locals opposed to the construction of the controversial coal-fired power plant project in Songkhla's Thepha district on Saturday called on the Energy Ministry to withdraw the project's Environment and Health Impact Assessment (EHIA) study as quickly as possible.
123 bus terminals to get modern facelift
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 03/02/2018
» The Department of Land Transport plans to implement technological upgrades and add amenities at bus terminals countrywide, it said yesterday.
Silent rally backs protesters against poll delay
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 01/02/2018
» Four protesters stood dramatically silent outside the Siam Paragon mall on Thursday to highlight demands that authorities drop charges against activists who joined Saturday's protest for a quick general election.
Bangkok residents brace for worse pollution
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 26/01/2018
» Bangkok's air pollution which exceeds health safety levels has improved but it could worsen at the end of next month, according to the Department of Pollution Control (DPC).
DSI wildlife efforts bag big game
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 24/01/2018
» The arrest of wildlife trafficking kingpin Boonchai Bach in Nakhon Phanom last Friday received international media attention. Mr Boonchai was a member of a notorious Southeast Asian trafficking syndicate known as "Hydra", which was a major trader of illegal ivory, pangolin, tiger, prayoon wood, and tiger and rhino horns.
Hi-tech app to monitor community's health
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 19/01/2018
» The Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, under Mahidol University, yesterday introduced state-of-the-art mobile app technology as a tool to collect health-related data from people in Bangkok Noi district.
Stagnant emission rules 'threaten clean air progress'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 18/01/2018
» Ozone and dust particles could be the main factors worsening air pollution in Bangkok over the next decade if the government fails to raise minimum standards for vehicle fuel emissions, an air quality expert says.
Saraburi area hits No.1 for worst air quality
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 13/01/2018
» Air quality at Na Pra Lan in Saraburi, the country's largest rock quarrying and limestone mining area, is the worst in the country, moving ahead of the northern provinces and their annual haze, according to the Pollution Control Department's (PCD) recently released 2017 report.
Doctors warn fashionable dental braces can kill
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 11/01/2018
» The Dental Council has warned teenagers wearing fake dental braces in the hope of making a fashion statement to be wary, as testing has showed the accessories are laden with toxic heavy metal.