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Alarm sounds over haze
News, Published on 25/01/2025
» The government has announced urgent measures to combat the PM2.5 pollution crisis, including offering free bus and electric train rides and asking private companies to allow employees to work from home.
Parties trade barbs over pollution
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 23/01/2025
» The government and opposition parties are locked in a war of words over the worsening microdust situation with the crisis now expected to last until Friday.
GE tech investment to give cash crops a boost
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 04/01/2025
» The Agriculture Department is planning to invest in genome editing (GE) technology for economic crops, including rice, palm and sugar cane, as an effort to make Thailand a regional GE seed hub, according to Director-General Rapeepat Chantarasriwong.
Sugar mill in Thailand's Lop Buri shut over pollution concern
News, Post Reporters, Published on 30/12/2024
» The Industry Ministry has suspended the operations of a sugarcane mill in Lop Buri over concerns about air pollution.
B7bn budget urged to stop farmers burning sugarcane
News, Post Reporters, Published on 07/12/2024
» To curb PM2.5 pollution levels, the government has been urged to allocate a 7-billion-baht budget to encourage sugarcane farmers to harvest their crops while they are fresh rather than burn them.
Woman killed by elephant at kathin ceremony
News, Online Reporters, Published on 12/11/2024
» A woman was killed and two other people seriously injured by an agitated young elephant during a merit ceremony in the northeastern province of Bueng Khan.
Polluting trucks to be banned from 9 Bangkok districts
Published on 29/10/2024
» Nine districts in Bangkok will be designated as low-emission zones next year, with polluting trucks having six wheels or more to be banned from entering when fine dust particles reach hazardous levels.
Elephant shelters need food aid
Post Reporters, Published on 10/10/2024
» Twenty elephant shelters in Mae Taeng district of Chiang Mai are seeking food donations for more than 300 elephants after severe flooding destroyed their supplies.
Thai harmony for wild elephants and locals alike
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 28/07/2024
» The Eastern Forest Complex is regarded as the most important low-lying forest landscape in the Central region.
Genome editing tech to help boost yields at farms
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 16/07/2024
» Thailand has approved Genome Editing (GEd) technology for advanced plant breeding to increase yields while using fewer chemicals in the farming industry, according to the Department of Agriculture.