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Chemical warehouse explosions prompt evacuations
Gary Boyle, Published on 23/04/2024
» Residents were evacuated from the area near chemical warehouses in Rayong's Ban Khai district after a fire broke out and explosions were heard on Monday.
Pass the smell test
Oped, Postbag, Published on 05/05/2022
» Re: "Waste-to-energy plant shut as locals gripe over foul smell", (BP, May 2).
Holding them accountable
Life, Published on 19/07/2021
» It was during the early hours of July 5 when a chemical factory in Samut Prakan went up in flames after an explosion damaged nearby homes and property.
It's an organic party at Patom
Guru, Catherine Faulder, Published on 06/10/2017
» <b>The setting:</b> Off the main street of Thong Lor (down Thong Lor 25 if you're coming from the BTS) is what can only be described as a jaw-dropping, high-ceilinged glass house and oasis with a garden. Patom, which in Thai means beginning, also recalls the area of Nakhon Pathom from which all its organic produce and raw materials come from. The family behind the renowned tourist destination of Sampran Riverside (more often known as The Rose Garden) bought the land alongside the Tha Chin River some 53 years ago and across from that property lies Patom's organic farm which is certified in accordance with IFOAM, EU and Canadian standards. Here, fruits herbs and vegetables are grown. Patom also gets its organic produce from other local farmers in Nakhon Pathom that are supported by BLISS, a foundation set up by Patom's founders. Alongside fresh organic produce and lunch boxes prepared daily, one can also head to the store to stock up on cold-pressed juices, drink hand-picked Chiang Dao coffee while sitting outside in the serene back garden and purchase a number of different natural body care and skin products. All products are either 100% organic or made using natural and local ingredients, with as much of the components being as organic as possible (from 30% upwards).
Lebanese man jailed for 2.8 tonnes of bomb-making chemical
Associated Press, Published on 18/09/2013
» The Criminal Court on Wednesday convicted and imprisoned a Lebanese man with alleged links to Hezbollah militants of illegal possession of bomb-making materials that he was storing in a warehouse just outside Bangkok.
City refinery explosion, the second in 18 months
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 05/07/2012
» Yesterday's fire at a major Bangkok oil refinery, the second in 18 months, is raising questions about the wisdom of having such a facility in residential area.
Factory blast at Map Ta Phut (updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 06/05/2012
» The casualty toll of the explosion and fire at a petrochemical factory on Map Ta Phut industrial estate has risen significantly with 12 confirmed dead and 129 injured.
Child labour: The worst forms
Jon Fernquest, Published on 06/02/2012
» With removal from US watch list as goal, govt drive to end trafficking & forced labour of children (in seafood industry, as maids, in prostitution, pornography, working with boilers, heavy objects, metal pressing)
Radioactive sweet potatoes
Jon Fernquest, Published on 29/03/2011
» Radioactive contamination detected in sweet potatoes imported from Japan, grown near Fukushima's failing nuclear power reactor.
Blast update
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 07/10/2010
» We now have a lot more information on Tuesday evening's bomb incident, but police still have much work to do to find everyone involved.