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Win Process sees 2nd fire in two days
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 26/04/2024
» Another blaze broke out Wednesday night at Win Process's hazardous waste storage plant in Rayong. The authorities found high levels of dangerous chemicals in the air over the surrounding area.
Chiang Mai air still the worst
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 30/03/2023
» Chiang Mai was again listed on Wednesday as the city with the worst air pollution in the world, according to pollution monitoring website IQAir.
'Dust dome' to blame for city's haze
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 22/01/2021
» The drop in air quality across Bangkok over the past week is caused by an urban "dust dome" over the city, which formed as low atmospheric pressure and high-rise buildings trapped dust and other pollutants from the burning of agricultural waste, says Natural Resources and Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa.
Amnesty urges law on missing persons
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 19/04/2019
» Marking the fifth anniversary of the disappearance of the Karen forest activist Porlajee "Billy" Rakchongcharoen, who went missing in Kaeng Krachan National Park in Phetchaburi province, Amnesty International Thailand is seeking the new government's support to pass a draft law to criminalise enforced disappearances and torture by state officials.
Noxious haze in North less thick this year
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 25/02/2017
» Chiang Rai: The haze situation in the North is unlikely to be as bad as those of the previous two years due to favourable weather that has seen a reduction in the number of hotspots.
Court halts Ratchadamri condo project
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 09/01/2017
» The Central Administrative Court has suspended a construction licence given to a high-end residence project on Ratchadamri Road, saying the Office of the Privy Purse does not have authority to endorse the licence request.
Samet beset by graft, probe finds
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 18/11/2016
» National park authorities have launched a crackdown on businesses controlled by mafia groups on Koh Samet in Rayong province worth over 100 million baht a month.
Resort demolition officials get death threats
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 02/09/2016
» The government has assigned the 3rd Army chief to ensure security for local administration officials facing death threats for demolishing resorts illegally built on Phu Thap Boek in Phetchabun.
Expert warns of worst haze since 1998
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 26/02/2016
» Chiang Mai: The haze situation in the North this year could be the worst in nearly two decades judging by the situation in Indonesia where widespread forest fires have broken out due to the El Nino weather phenomenon, an expert has warned.
Unhealthy haze worsens in Phuket
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 07/10/2015
» Haze generated by smoke from Indonesian forest fires eased in Thailand’s southernmost provinces Wednesday even as it worsened in Phuket, the Pollution Control Department said.