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Over 20 tonnes of drugs burned
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 27/06/2024
» About 20 tonnes of narcotics worth over six billion baht were destroyed at Bangpu Industrial Estate in Samut Prakan on Wednesday as part of the government's campaign against illegal drugs, according to the Public Health Ministry.
Win Process sees 2nd fire in two days
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 26/04/2024
» Another blaze broke out Wednesday night at Win Process's hazardous waste storage plant in Rayong. The authorities found high levels of dangerous chemicals in the air over the surrounding area.
Activists urge UN, other countries to reject Land Bridge scheme
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 04/03/2024
» A group of local activists has petitioned the United Nations and several foreign embassies to reject the government’s Land Bridge megaproject, saying the project would violate the human rights of residents in the affected areas.
32 tonnes of impounded drugs to be destroyed
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 30/08/2022
» Thirty-two tonnes of seized illicit drugs will be incinerated at the Akkhie Prakarn Plc factory in Bang Pu Industrial Estate, Samut Prakan province, on Aug 30-31, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) secretary-general Paisal Dankhum said on Tuesday.
Chana group vows Govt House return
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 11/12/2021
» The Chana Rakthin Network plans to move back to Government House on Monday where it says more people will join its rally to demand the government halt the Chana industrial park project in Songkhla.
Koh Samet boasts 100% target jab rate
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 10/06/2021
» The Public Health Ministry says the Covid-19 vaccination campaign has achieved a 100% success rate among its target group at Koh Samet in Rayong.
NHRC fears clashes at project's hearing
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 11/07/2020
» The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed concern that rights violations might mar today's public hearing into a controversial industrial estate planned for Songkhla's Chana district.
Mananya's quest to ban harmful farm chemicals
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 30/09/2019
» Mananya Thaises, deputy minister to the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, is now a high-profile name in Thai politics and society.
Floating solar farm crests new wave
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 19/03/2018
» RAYONG: A giant pond inside SCG Chemicals' plant at Rayong's Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate was originally developed to deal with a water shortage crisis that crippled production in 2007. The 20-rai pond, equivalent to about 10 football fields, has become an experimental site and the country's first floating solar farm.
Court clears NEB on Rayong pollution
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 19/10/2017
» The Supreme Administrative Court ruled yesterday that the National Environmental Board (NEB) was not negligent in performing its duty to prevent pollution in the Map Tha Phut Industrial Estate in Rayong.