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Thais, not foreigners, get jab priority
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 05/05/2021
» Thai people will always be given priority for Covid-19 vaccines, the Ministry of Public Health said yesterday, denying reports that some expats living in the kingdom would also be allowed to register for free jabs.
Farmers given 90 days to hand in chemicals
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 29/05/2020
» Manufacturers or importers of hazardous agrochemicals paraquat and chlorpyrifos -- which are banned under Thai law -- have 270 days to destroy their stock while a 90-day deadline has also been given to farmers to return the chemicals for destruction as their possession is considered illegal, the Department of Agriculture says.
There will be 'no food shortages'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 26/03/2020
» The Office of Agricultural Economics (OAE) has assured there will be no shortage of food supplies in the country even though the Covid-19 pandemic may force the government to adopt stricter methods to curb transmissions.
Group warns lawsuit over ban
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 17/10/2019
» The Thai Agricultural Innovation Trade Association (Taita), a coalition of supporters of the three toxic farming chemicals, threatened to go to the Administrative Court if the National Hazardous Substance Committee (NHSC) followed through with the ban.
Govt looks to ease Mekong dam impacts
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 15/08/2019
» The Department of Fisheries will roll out a number of measures to help cushion the impacts of dam construction in the upper reaches of the Mekong River on Thai fishermen.
Dam tests spark crisis
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 20/07/2019
» Thailand has asked the Lao government to suspend the test run of the Xayaburi dam, in order to curb the worsening drought that has hit provinces along the Mekong River.
EU lifts seafood ban threat
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 09/01/2019
» Brussels: After three years of hard work cleaning up its fisheries industry, the Thai government can breathe a sigh of relief after the European Union yesterday delisted the country from yellow-card status in recognition of its progress in tackling illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU).
King Rama IX's water legacy lives on
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 13/10/2018
» Many royal initiative projects created by King Bhumibol Adulyadej involved water management, especially in remote areas where farmers lived in poverty due to shortages of water for agriculture.
Top five environment stories of the year
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 25/12/2017
» The past year will be remembered as relatively quiet, compared with tumultuous recent years.
Mackerel boost hailed in IUU fight
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 19/05/2017
» The Department of Fisheries says an increase in mackerel stocks in the Gulf of Thailand over last three years is proof the country is on the right track in managing marine resources as demanded by the European Union (EU).