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Seed bomb threat to forest ecology
Editorial, Published on 01/09/2024
» Despite public concern over invasive species like the blackchin tilapia, which is rapidly spreading and threatening river and marine ecosystems nationwide, forest authorities are now putting rainforests at risk by seed bombing with non-native species. This reckless action must stop.
Department clamps down on protected wood shipments
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 15/06/2023
» The Commerce Ministry has issued two regulations prohibiting the importation of timber, processed wood and wooden artefacts, unless traders hold a certificate of import, in addition to barring phayung (Siamese rosewood) exports.
Volunteer claims unit moved to help smugglers
News, Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 07/08/2019
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: A former leader of a forest protection volunteer unit based in Phu Khao Luang forest reserve claimed his unit was relieved from duty in order to clear the way for criminal networks to smuggle precious wood.
No foresight
News, Postbag, Published on 18/06/2019
» It was disappointing to read "Single-ticket Bangkok public transport pushed back to 2020", (BP, June 16). Bangkok has a mostly functional, and rapidly expanding, public transport system, yet it lags so very far behind other large cities in the implementation of very basic technology to allow passengers to use one card (or device) to travel on the entire network.
Temple abbot admits he sold 200-year-old phayung tree for B1.2m
Published on 16/06/2019
» NAKHON PHANOM: The abbot of Wat Supararam in Si Songkhram district of this northeastern border province has admitted he sold a phayung tree on the temple's land for 1.2 million baht, saying the sale was permitted by law.
School is in session
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 27/09/2018
» We walked on a narrow path in a large herbal garden belonging to Samai Koonsuk, 57, chairman of the Ban Dong Bang Organic Herbal Community Enterprise in Muang district in Prachin Buri. I felt like we were ducklings following a mother duck. Instead of making "quack, quack" sounds, we asked questions like "What is this leaf?", "What is that flower?", "Can we eat it raw?" while pointing at various plants.
Poaching arrest leads to tall tale
News, Published on 04/09/2018
» Last week marked a milestone for anti-poaching campaigners. Usually, forest patrols are only able to net the small fish -- hired poachers -- but hardly ever a ringleader.
Chinese man held in B36m log seizure
Sutthiwit Chayutworakan, Published on 18/08/2018
» SAMUT PRAKAN: A Chinese national and three migrant workers were arrested and 400 illegally felled logs worth worth 36 million baht seized during a raid on a warehouse in Muang district on Saturday morning.
New laws chased to boost afforestation
News, Post Reporters, Published on 10/08/2018
» The government is going ahead with its move to amend the country's dated laws on natural resources, hoping to improve legal measures that will help it achieve an ambitious goal to increase national forest areas to 55% of the country's land by 2037.