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Attack in Thailand's Deep South pinned on 'active' insurgents

Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 23/09/2024

» NARATHIWAT: The weapons theft and arson at the Hala Bala Wildlife Sanctuary in Waeng district on Saturday night may be the work of an insurgent group active in several districts of this southern border province, according to a security source.

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Fishermen sue CPF over blackchin tilapia invasion

News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 06/09/2024

» Local fishermen in Samut Songkhram filed a lawsuit with Bangkok South Civil Court against Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF), seeking over 2.4 billion baht in compensation for the damage caused by the unchecked spread of blackchin tilapia in the province.

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Secondhand smoke 'kills 9,400 per year'

News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 17/08/2024

» More than 9,000 people die as a result of secondhand smoke in Thailand each year, a rate higher than that of the United States, says a recent report.

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Department of National Parks slams forest amnesty bills

News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 06/08/2024

» The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) has voiced its disagreement with two bills which seek to protect indigenous people's rights to their land, saying the bills will erode the department's ability to preserve the nation's forests.

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Groups demand urgent action on 'alien fish' saga

News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 27/07/2024

» Civil society groups are demanding the government immediately find out who is responsible for the spread of blackchin tilapia, an invasive species of fish that has caused havoc with local species.

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230k tilapia exported before ban

News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 24/07/2024

» According to a leaked Fisheries Department document, 11 companies exported 230,000 blackchin tilapia fish to 17 countries from 2013 to 2016 before a ban was implemented, raising questions about what may have happened to any leftover stock.

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Cannabis advocates vow long rally against relisting

Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 13/06/2024

» Cannabis advocates have vowed to organise a protracted rally next month against the plan by the Ministry of Public Health to relist the plant as a narcotic.

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Paraquat-led farm chemical ban a hit

News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 10/06/2024

» Positive signs are emerging that Thailand's food safety protocols are improving after its efforts to ban harmful herbicides and pesticides, paraquat and chlorpyrifos, and limit the use of glyphosate proved a success, a seminar was told.

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Communities rise up against mining

Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 05/06/2024

» A number of communities are preparing to take legal action against the cabinet in the wake of its approval late last year of a master plan for mining activity in the country, which they claim will destroy their living habitats and the environment.

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Weed use leaps after law eased

News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 12/05/2024

» The public health minister says cannabis use among young adults is now 10 times greater when compared to two years ago before decriminalisation, and he believes the government's plan to relist cannabis as a narcotic must be based on scientific reasoning.