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Chinese businessman arrested, 50 tonnes electronic waste seized
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 08/03/2024
» A Chinese businessman has been arrested and 50 tonnes of electronic waste seized during a police raid on a factory in Ban Bung district of Chon Buri on Thursday.
'One student, one tablet' resurfaces
News, Published on 15/09/2023
» The Education Ministry is set to dust off a programme carried out by a previous Pheu Thai government a decade ago to provide students and teachers nationwide with a tablet computer each to promote equal opportunity in education.
Researchers eye e-waste mountains
News, Post Reporters, Published on 17/10/2022
» The National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT) will promote a nationwide zero electronic-waste scheme to regulate the sector and reduce the impact on the environment.
Plastic ban to be done in phases
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 19/09/2022
» The government is planning to ban plastic scrap imports in 2025, a move that will be carried out in phases over the next three years, says Natural Resources and Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa.
Army 'wasted' B7.5m probing duds
News, Published on 04/06/2022
» A Move Forward Party (MFP) lawmaker on Friday claimed the army hired the National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) for more than 7.5 million baht to examine GT200 bomb detectors that had already been proven to be fake.
Infectious waste hit new high in 2021
News, Post Reporters, Published on 08/02/2022
» The volume of potentially infectious waste handled by the Pollution Control Department last year was 87% higher than in 2020 due to surging Covid-19 infections, its chief told media yesterday.
Illegal landfills hard to suppress, crackdown shows
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 07/02/2022
» The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) has launched an operation to shut down illegal landfills nationwide.
Khao Yai waste disposal turns electronic
News, Post Reporters, Published on 19/01/2022
» The Canadian embassy has joined hands with Suranaree University of Technology to develop an electronic garbage storage house to conserve natural resources in Khao Yai National Park.
Plastic waste imports are 'unwanted'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 06/08/2021
» More than 100 environmental groups have called on the government to prohibit the import of plastic waste and instead encourage the use of domestic plastic waste for recycling as a way to safeguard the environment and promote the circular economy.
Germany assists Thailand to 'go green'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 21/12/2020
» Industry Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit has pledged to cooperate with the German-Thai Chamber of Commerce (GTCC) to promote clean industry, as a means of reducing pollution problems including PM2.5 and making Thai industry more sustainable.