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Ban on chemical sprays for farms 'will take time'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 13/09/2017
» The Ministry of Public Health's proposal to ban the use of two agricultural chemicals by 2019 has an unrealistic timeframe, says Suwit Chaikiattiyos, chief of the Department of Agriculture.
Protesters up for Mae Wong fight
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 01/09/2017
» Anti-Mae Wong dam protesters will today converge on the Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning (Onep) to object to its decision to examine the project's health and environment impact assessment (EHIA) study.
Govt to swoop in on rubber sneaks, illegal plantations
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 23/08/2017
» The Department of Royal Forests will speed up operations to destroy rubber trees illegally planted inside protected forest zones to prevent the trees' owners from periodically sneaking in to harvest their milky latex, the key ingredient of rubber.
Indian Ocean storms to whip up floods
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 17/08/2017
» The northeastern region is expected to see another round of flooding next month as two more weakened storms are forecast to swipe the country.
Community forest scheme banks on locals
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 15/08/2017
» The Department of Royal Forest (DRF) plans to transform national reserved forest into community forests, which it says will be more sustainable while leading to closer cooperation with locals.
Boat seized amid IUU crackdown
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 01/08/2017
» An unregistered fishing trawler has been confiscated on suspicion it was illegally smuggled into the country, leading the Department of Fisheries to exercise its power of forfeiture for the first time under the 2015 Fisheries Royal Decree, officials said.
EU tipped to keep Thai 'yellow card' IUU warning
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 18/07/2017
» The government's efforts to combat Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing (IUU) are unlikely to satisfy the European Commission (EC) as it is likely to maintain its official warning or so-called "yellow card" on the country, says a source.
Thai-Japanese pact to fight illegal fishing
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 02/06/2017
» Tokyo: The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives has stepped up cooperation with the Japanese government to fight Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing activity (IUU).
Govt targets small-time fishermen
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 03/04/2017
» The Department of Fisheries will begin targeting small-scale fishing as part of its plan to bring its marine sector in line with international standards and comply with European Union rules.
16 wind farms in the clear, Alro says
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 30/03/2017
» The Agricultural Land Reform Office (Alro) yesterday resolved to allow 16 wind farm companies to operate their businesses as usual because they are not guilty of any wrongdoing.