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CPF wastewater deaths: Manager charged (Updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 26/06/2017
» Police have charged the head of the Charoen Pokphand Foods wastewater treatment section with negligence over the deaths of five people at CPF's plant in Bang Na on Friday.
Almost half of coin-operated water vending machines substandard
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 25/05/2017
» Almost half of all coin-operated water vending machines nationwide are below standard with the water unsafe for general consumption, the Department of Health said Wednesday.
BKK Governor: Rubbish-free drains to help prevent floods
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 15/06/2015
» Bangkok governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra has ordered his city workers to speed up collection of drain-clogging rubbish in the city to prevent future flash floods as heavy rain is expected to hit the capital again this week.
Sunken cruise ship arrives in Genoa
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 28/07/2014
» The massive wreck of the capsized cruise liner Concordia, twice the size of the Titanic, has been refloated and towed 280 kilometres to Genoa, Italy for scrapping.
Landfill: Bring on the lawsuits
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 24/03/2014
» The fire which ravaged the rubbish dump for a week has stopped. Legal action is about to begin – and its not just the owners being sued.
Landfill fire battle not yet won
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 18/03/2014
» Firefighters have contained the fire at an abandoned Samut Prakan landfill, but they haven't put it out as dangerous gases continue to fill the air near the site. It could take another five days, officials say.
What would the Earth be like without people?
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 03/03/2013
» A Scientific American animation considers the question of what would happen if suddenly all humans disappeared from the Earth. There are many examples of the unreal (we hope) conditional.
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.
Death of a ‘death hotel’
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 28/05/2012
» Being known as a ‘death hotel’ is not good for business, so it is not surprising that a Chiang Mai hotel where several guests died mysteriously is being torn down.
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.