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Oversight due
Oped, Postbag, Published on 08/04/2022
» Re: "'Temple swindler' assets to be investigated", (BP, April 6).
Chemists cook up way to remove microplastics using okra
AFP, Published on 23/03/2022
» WASHINGTON - Extracts of okra and other slimy plants commonly used in cooking can help remove dangerous microplastics from wastewater, scientists said Tuesday.
Watch what you eat
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 22/02/2022
» Earlier this month, children in various provinces across Thailand including Chiang Mai, Phetchaburi, Saraburi, Trang and Kanchanaburi suddenly developed acute conditions, including breathing difficulty, paleness, fatigue and eventually methemoglobin -- a dysfunctional form of haemoglobin that is incapable of transporting oxygen -- after eating unbranded sausages.
God complex
Oped, Postbag, Published on 19/02/2022
» Re: "PM invokes epic myth to hammer opposition," (BP, Feb 18). Self-appointed Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha apparently thinks he is Phra Ram (Lord Rama), or God in other words.
Pandemic's hidden dangers
Life, Published on 30/08/2021
» Pornchai Suwanjak has collected trash for eight years.
Farm chemicals remain a pest
News, Editorial, Published on 15/08/2021
» Last Monday saw an important court ruling on hazardous farm chemicals. The verdict issued by a California court should serve as a sign for the Thai government to review its policy on farm chemicals and the much-debated weed killer glyphosate.
Bayer loses another appeal against Roundup cancer verdict
AFP, Published on 11/08/2021
» SAN FRANCISCO: German pharmaceutical and chemical giant Bayer lost another appeal against a verdict that found its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer, the latest setback in its bid to end thousands of lawsuits over the product.
Inferno at Bang Phli factory
News, Post Reporters, Published on 06/07/2021
» A massive blaze at a factory producing plastic foam and pellets in Samut Prakan's Bang Phli district has prompted calls for immediate action to prevent carcinogenic and other hazardous materials left behind by the blaze from further damaging the environment and communities around the factory.
Factory blaze a wake-up call
Oped, Editorial, Published on 06/07/2021
» As of press time yesterday, a massive blaze which began early yesterday morning at a plastic factory in Samut Prakan finally showed some sign of easing up. The fire was certainly not an ordinary incident, as hundreds of thousands litres of hazardous chemicals -- most of which were the carcinogenic, styrene monomers -- went up in smoke, causing severe air pollution.
Factory inferno kills 1, at least 60 injured
Online Reporters, Published on 05/07/2021
» One rescuer was killed and more than 60 people injured in an overnight explosion and inferno at a chemical factory that continued to send black smoke into the sky over Bang Phli district of Samut Prakan late into Monday afternoon.