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Toxic-waste fire victims file complaint against authorities
Gary Boyle, Published on 25/04/2024
» About 100 people affected by the fire at a hazardous waste storage plant in Rayong province have filed a complaint against the industrial authorities who earlier approved it.
Haze closes city schools
Gary Boyle, Published on 31/01/2019
» The government has decided to take drastic measures to combat persistent haze caused by ultra-fine dust particles that have shrouded Bangkok and its vicinity, by deploying troops to check on factories and ordering the temporary closure of schools.
Banned mercury still widely used in skin creams
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 17/08/2012
» Disturbingly, research by consumer groups has found that up to 20% of whitening creams studied are highly contaminated with mercury.
Finally, compensation for Klity Creek victims
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 08/02/2012
» Karen villagers from the Klity Creek area are one step closer to receiving compensation for the lead poison they have suffered since the 1990s.
(Updated) E. coli worries
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 10/06/2011
» The anxiety over E. coli infections has spread to Thailand with the discovery of the bacteria on avocados imported from Spain. Tests now show the strain is harmless
An accident waiting to happen
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 23/09/2010
» The warehouse filled with expired, unlicense and poorly-kept chemicals was an accident waiting to happen. Yesterday, it did.