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Provinces brace for deadly mudslides
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 27/06/2019
» The Department of Mineral Resources has warned 1,084 tambons and 332 districts in 54 provinces to beware of deadly mudslides in the rainy season.
Activists rally against pot patent requests
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 15/11/2018
» A group of local activists on Wednesday urged the Department of Intellectual Property to withdraw drug patent requests for cannabis extract.
Govt urged to help farms on climate change
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 30/09/2018
» The state must give more financial help to enable farmers to adapt to the impact of climate change, according to the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC).
Govt teams up to combat wildlife trafficking threat
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 02/09/2018
» Thailand has joined hands with southern African nations and South Asian countries to combat wildlife trafficking under an initiative called "South-to-South Community".
An unloved conservation cause
Spectrum, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 29/04/2018
» The threat posed to the world's declining shark population is underlined by the startling figure that 73 million sharks are killed each year for fin shark soup, according to the US-based international agency against then illegal wildlife trade, WildAid.
DSI wildlife efforts bag big game
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 24/01/2018
» The arrest of wildlife trafficking kingpin Boonchai Bach in Nakhon Phanom last Friday received international media attention. Mr Boonchai was a member of a notorious Southeast Asian trafficking syndicate known as "Hydra", which was a major trader of illegal ivory, pangolin, tiger, prayoon wood, and tiger and rhino horns.
P-move opposes 99-year leases for foreign investors
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 17/04/2017
» Supporters of the People's Movement for a Just Society, also known as P-move, have threatened to rally in front of Government House to protest against the cabinet's resolution allowing foreign investors to lease government land in the eastern special economic development zone for up to 99 years.
Thais urged to embrace HM's self-reliance
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 29/10/2016
» Thais should apply the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej's teachings of self-reliance to their daily lives to help reduce the government's burden, says Sumet Tantivejkul, chairman of Utokapat Foundation under the Royal Patronage of HM the King.
Protest threat if dam plan goes to cabinet
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 05/09/2016
» A leader of the Seub Nakhasathien Foundation conservation group has vowed to launch a protest if a proposal to approve the Mae Wong dam in Nakhon Sawan goes before cabinet.
Dept sticks by Chaiwat to head panel
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 05/05/2016
» The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation has shrugged off opposition by activists to its appointment of controversial figure Chaiwat Limlikitaksorn as head of a special task force to suppress forest encroachment.