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Boffins call for national dump study
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 22/03/2014
» Academics have called on relevant sectors to monitor the condition of landfills and rubbish dumps nationwide to prevent a repeat of the Phraeksa garbage fire disaster.
Airlines hit by Chiang Mai haze
Online Reporters, Published on 21/03/2014
» At least seven flights were rescheduled, delayed or forced to divert after haze hit Chiang Mai international airport on Friday morning.
Fears mount over toxic smog spread
News, Post Reporters, Published on 19/03/2014
» Hundreds of residents refused to evacuate from their homes following the spread of toxic smog from the fire-gutted Samut Prakan landfill, prompting concern from the Public Health Ministry.
Dump faces permit rap for landfill fire
News, Published on 19/03/2014
» Operators of the Samut Prakan landfill which has caught fire and is spreading pollution over a wide area have been charged with neglecting safety standards and operating a landfill without a licence.
Landfill fire spreads 'dangerous' gases
News, Published on 18/03/2014
» More than 200 residents were forced to flee after a Sunday blaze in Samut Prakan province engulfed vast areas of landfill and spread harmful pollution.
Ao Phrao coral still damaged
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 06/03/2014
» Scientists have discovered that coral reefs at Ao Phrao beach on Koh Samet in Rayong's Klaeng district still show signs of damage, six months after the area was flooded by tonnes of crude oil.
Assault case puts spotlight on PDRC
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 06/03/2014
» The recent assault case where a man was allegedly beaten and thrown into the Bang Pakong River has brought the actions of People’s Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) guards under fire.
31 pollution hotspots identified
News, Post Reporters, Published on 01/03/2014
» A total of 31 pollution hotspots have been identified as haze continues to blanket upper northern provinces.
Haze alert in Lampang, Phrae
News, Post Reporters, Published on 27/02/2014
» Lampang and Phrae are being blanketed by haze caused by forest fires in arid areas in the North, the Pollution Control Department says.
CMPO, Thai PBS hit in grenade attack
News, Post Reporters, Published on 27/02/2014
» Three M79 grenades were fired at the Thai PBS television station and the adjacent Centre for Maintaining Peace and Order (CMPO) on Vibhavadi Rangsit Road in Laksi district of Bangkok last night as violence escalated in the capital.