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Communities rise up against mining
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 05/06/2024
» A number of communities are preparing to take legal action against the cabinet in the wake of its approval late last year of a master plan for mining activity in the country, which they claim will destroy their living habitats and the environment.
Potash investment upsets locals
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 13/03/2023
» Locals in Chaiyaphum province have expressed alarm after the cabinet's decision in February to put an extra 90 million baht investment into Asean Potash Chaiyaphum Plc (APOT), seen as a push to revive the local potash mining industry.
Space lab to assist farmers, fire prevention
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 24/12/2022
» The country's first community space technology laboratory has been set up in Chiang Mai province in close cooperation with GISTDA and its partners to train the local community on how to use satellite images to support activities such as farming and preventing forest fires.
Govt pays heed to noise gripes
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 21/08/2022
» The Department of Pollution Control is to launch a master plan to control noise pollution.
Food chain 'must change'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 29/04/2022
» The government is investing to accelerate food system transformation with a focus on knowledge and technology-based investment in a bid to ensure the country's food security, while reaffirming its commitment to the UN's framework through the Bio-Circular-Green Economy (BCG) model.
Water chief predicts big things for new master plan
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 18/04/2022
» The Office of the National Water Resources (ONWR) claims its water management master plan could limit costs arising from both floods and drought while increasing water storage to benefit farmers and industrial zones.
Govt plans B100bn canal splurge to prevent floods
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 15/08/2020
» The government is planning to spend a massive 100 billion baht to develop a 240-kilometre canal running from Chai Nat province to the Gulf of Thailand to prevent flooding in the kingdom's central region, according to the Office of the National Water Resources (ONWR).
Dept pledges action over elephant deaths
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 18/10/2019
» A conservationist has ended his hunger strike after the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation promised to meet this month to find a solution to the safety problem faced by wild elephants.
Thais plan to cut sea debris by 50%
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 06/03/2019
» Thailand made a political commitment Tuesday to reduce marine debris by at least 50% by 2027, according to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.
Plastic waste fight steps up
Spectrum, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 10/06/2018
» 'Beat Plastic Pollution", a campaign kicked off by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to mark World Environment Day on June 5, brought into focus the global community's efforts to deal with single-use plastic bags that are now posing a threat to the environment, especially the sensitive marine ecological system.