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Bogus ‘healers’ could face legal action
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 23/05/2024
» The Ministry of Public Health has warned people who claim to have healing powers that they can face charges with jail terms of up to eight years.
Govt lays it on for 'Love Destiny 2' fans
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 23/11/2023
» The government will push Thailand's "soft power" in the entertainment content creation industry, including TV series.
Civil group threatens to sue Prayut
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 09/11/2021
» A civil society group has threatened to file legal action against Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha if the government loses a legal battle against Kingsgate Consolidated Ltd and agrees to the company's terms of reopening its gold mine.
Small fishing operators caught in EU dragnet
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 24/08/2019
» With 116 kilometres of coastline, Pattani is home to one of the largest fisheries in the far South. The abundant seafood hauled from the 5,000-rai Pattani Bay has long been a crucial source of income for local communities.
Huawei leans on AI in push to grow reach
Business, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 17/10/2018
» Shanghai: Huawei has launched its expansive artificial intelligence (AI) strategy, hoping it helps city life interact like "a human's nervous system" and the technology can change all industries and organisations around the world.
Sea gypsies fight to save graveyard
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 13/10/2018
» Sea gypsies living in Phangnga province are struggling to protect a traditional cemetery from encroachment by businesses, and say local authorities are too weak to help them protect and preserve their traditional way of life.
Fighting for a way of life
Spectrum, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 24/06/2018
» The Supreme Administrative Court's ruling ordering the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation to pay 300,000 baht in compensation to six Karen people living in Kaeng Krachan National Park in Phetchaburi province is a mixed victory for the minority group in its lengthy struggle with parks officials for the right to occupy forest land.
Turtle power on wane as trawlers take toll
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 04/12/2017
» The "Tao Mafueng" or leatherback sea turtle, the largest of all living turtles, is on the verge of extinction from the Thai sea, according the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation.
Residents stage sit-in over new coal plant
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 24/08/2017
» A group of Thai-Muslims opposed to the Thepa coal-fired power plant project in Songkhla staged a sit-in protest in front of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment yesterday in the hope of halting a project they see as a development disaster.
Organic way forward for poor farmers
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 14/05/2017
» Suphan Buri: Independence, sustainability and non-chemical farming will be the only way for Thai farmers to survive, said Khao Kwan Foundation director Decha Siriphat.