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Govt looks to cut down on greenhouse gases
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 17/07/2015
» Thailand plans to commit to cutting greenhouse gas emissions 7-20% by 2020 during the 2015 Climate Change Conference in Paris later this year, a senior government official says.
Activist calls for halt to destructive fishing
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 15/07/2015
» Tackling destructive fishing practices could increase fish stocks in Thai waters by 20 million tonnes in the next year, a Thai Sea Watch Association spokesman says.
'Thousands' to lose jobs with booze ban
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 09/07/2015
» The business sector has urged the withdrawal of a draft regulation banning alcohol sales within a 300-metre radius of educational institutions.
Kannikar raps purchasing bill
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 08/07/2015
» Civic groups have expressed disappointment after the cabinet yesterday approved in principle a bill regulating government procurement.
Coal plant hearings 'lack transparency'
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 07/07/2015
» An activist from Songkhla has demanded the final public hearing for a coal-fired power plant in Thepha district be cancelled, claiming the hearings lack transparency.
Mers patient leaves for home
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 04/07/2015
» The man at the centre of Thailand's only Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers) case returned home to Oman yesterday evening after being given the all-clear by doctors.
Hospital discharges only Mers case after Omani ruled virus-free
Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 03/07/2015
» A 75-year-old Omani man who became Thailand's only case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome was declared free of the potentially deadly virus and given permission to travel again, officials said.
Tourist firms rally against coal plant
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 01/07/2015
» Southern tourist operators have called on the government to scrap plans for the construction of an 800-megawatt coal-fired power plant in Krabi for fear of its impact on the resort province.
A community stares at its demise
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 20/06/2015
» At a popular breakfast joint under a big tamarind tree, locals drop by for a bite to eat and a chat on the future of their community that is at the mercy of the controversial Pak Bara project.
Drug firms ordered to print prices
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 19/06/2015
» Authorities will now order manufacturers to print the prices of drugs on packaging to prevent vendors from overcharging, according to the Internal Trade Department (ITD).