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Residents demand govt reveal flood tactics
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 26/08/2012
» Bangkok residents affected by last year's floods are still uncertain about how the government will be able to prevent a reoccurrence of the disaster.
Resort immunity bid refused
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 21/08/2012
» The Central Administrative Court has rejected a request for immunity from demolition by a resort found to be encroaching on protected land.
Park entrance fees jump 150%
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 21/08/2012
» Entrance fees for the country's most popular national parks will increase 150% for Thais due to rising park management costs, the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation announced yesterday.
Flood policies lacking in focus
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 18/08/2012
» It has been almost one year since a grim-faced Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra went on TV on Oct 7, 2011, to tell the nation it was in the middle of the worst flood crisis in several decades.
Ten resorts, hotels targetted in park sweep
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 16/08/2012
» PHUKET : The owners of 10 high-end resorts and hotels located in Sirinart National Park have illegally obtained their title deeds, the director-general of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation said yesterday.
Sea gypsies fight for ancestors and culture
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 12/08/2012
» For the Urak Lawoi sea gypies, a cement platform under a tree on Koh Hey in Phuket province is more than a place to seek shade from the sun.
Heavy rain warning for central areas
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 12/08/2012
» Central provinces have been warned to prepare for heavy rainfall next month as the southwest monsoon which has triggered floods in many northern provinces makes its way down to the area.
Resort demolition case heats up
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 10/08/2012
» Science and Technology Minister Plodprasop Surasawadi has denied involvement in granting a resort operator permission to use land inside Thap Lan National Park.
Emissions curbs plan for foreign cars
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 09/08/2012
» The Department of Pollution Control will set exhaust emission standards for vehicles crossing in from neighbouring countries in the next three years.
Resort asks for stay on demolition
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 08/08/2012
» The push by a forest resort for immunity from further demolition began yesterday, with the Central Administrative Court opening the case brought by Ban Talaymok Resort of Prachin Buri province.