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Waste plants cause stink
News, Pratch Rujivanarom, Published on 02/04/2023
» Rather than protecting the environment and people from garbage pollution, the government plans to tackle overflowing waste by promoting small localised waste-to-energy projects.
Harnessing wider benefits of eco-tourism
News, Pratch Rujivanarom, Published on 13/02/2023
» Already suffering from severe coastal erosion and tidal floods, coastal communities such as Bang Khun Thian district are pursuing an eco-tourism development campaign as a way to counter these threats from climate change.
Bangkok is still sinking, and fast!
News, Pratch Rujivanarom, Published on 06/02/2023
» Getting Bangkok ready for the consequences of climate change is crucial for saving this megacity from being submerged under rising sea levels, climate experts say.
Govt still 'unprepared' for floods
News, Pratch Rujivanarom, Published on 14/11/2022
» The government's management of the recent floods shows it is unprepared to cope with the looming threats from the climate crisis, experts say.
War on city smog
News, Pratch Rujivanarom, Published on 11/10/2022
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is preparing to deal with the capital's upcoming smog season and has drawn up plans to work with related official agencies to mitigate air pollution at its source.
Governor sows seeds for a green future
News, Pratch Rujivanarom, Published on 11/07/2022
» In an effort to turn Bangkok into a green city, new Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt has made an early start on a number of challenging projects to expand urban green spaces and improve public parks.
It's not just motorists at fault
News, Pratch Rujivanarom, Published on 07/02/2022
» Just two weeks after the tragic accident in which Dr Waraluck Supawatjariyakul, an ophthalmologist with the Faculty of Medicine at Chulalongkorn University, was killed by a high-powered motorcycle as she walked across Phayathai Road at a zebra crossing, another death on a pedestrian crossing was reported in Bangkok.
The Chana hustle
News, Pratch Rujivanarom, Published on 12/12/2021
» As the conflict over the controversial Chana industrial park project in Songkhla heats up, locals and academics insist the government needs to conduct a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) to defuse the dispute and ensure suitable development for the locality.