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A fund for toxic waste
Oped, Editorial, Published on 24/04/2024
» Accidents involving toxic waste are not unusual in Thailand. With weak law enforcement and irresponsible operators, Thai society has been affected by several accidents and threats caused by toxic waste management or the lack thereof.
PM2.5 to spike in Bangkok
Gary Boyle, Published on 15/01/2024
» Bangkok residents have been told to expect rising levels of PM2.5, which forecasters at the Pollution Control Department have said will continue to worsen until Wednesday.
Waste plants cause stink
News, Pratch Rujivanarom, Published on 02/04/2023
» Rather than protecting the environment and people from garbage pollution, the government plans to tackle overflowing waste by promoting small localised waste-to-energy projects.
Hoping for a breath of fresh air
News, Pratch Rujivanarom, Published on 19/03/2023
» Environmental activists and experts are urging the next government to support the Clean Air Bill before parliament to address PM2.5 problems and reduce health impacts from air pollution.
Govt targets crematoriums
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 24/06/2022
» The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has announced a new rule controlling carbon emissions produced in temple crematoriums to reduce air pollution.
Star Petroleum to pay for oil clean-up
Gary Boyle, Published on 01/02/2022
» The Pollution Control Department (PCD) will evaluate environmental damage caused by last week's oil spill off the coast of Rayong province.
Navy sends ships to clean Chumphon spill
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 25/01/2022
» The Royal Thai Navy has deployed vessels to help clean up a fuel spill after a tanker capsized off the Chumphon estuary.
The year nature bounced back
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 28/12/2020
» One of the most difficult years in living memory, 2020 gave us the Covid-19 crisis, but it also provided us with many lessons.
Understanding Bangkok's traffic woes
News, Danny Marks, Published on 01/10/2019
» Anyone who lives in Bangkok won't be surprised to know that the navigation company, TomTom, recently ranked the city among the world's worst for traffic congestion. The transport sector also contributes greatly to Bangkok's overall carbon emissions: a quarter of its emissions -- higher than the global average -- come from this sector and is driven by private automobile use.
Foreign haze 'contributing' to pollution
News, Post Reporters, Published on 26/01/2019
» Some of the hazardous PM2.5 plaguing Bangkok may be the result of crop burning in Cambodia, but officials stress vehicles are still the main cause.