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A fund for toxic waste
Oped, Editorial, Published on 24/04/2024
» Accidents involving toxic waste are not unusual in Thailand. With weak law enforcement and irresponsible operators, Thai society has been affected by several accidents and threats caused by toxic waste management or the lack thereof.
Chinese businessman arrested, 50 tonnes electronic waste seized
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 08/03/2024
» A Chinese businessman has been arrested and 50 tonnes of electronic waste seized during a police raid on a factory in Ban Bung district of Chon Buri on Thursday.
A green future
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 10/01/2023
» When Schle Woodthanan, managing director of Textile Gallery, was a young journalist, he visited many factories, including his family-owned factory, and discovered that the working environments were poor. The bad conditions had a negative effect on the health of workers, so when Schle took over his family business, he decided to build a new green factory, Pasaya, manufacturing home textile products.
A forest in the heart of the city
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 21/07/2022
» Bangkok is currently shrouded in monsoon clouds, but during the day, green parks and open-air venues have become popular gathering places for locals and families.
Escape the hustle and bustle
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 10/03/2022
» Just a few days before I arrived in Koh Mak, Trat province, veteran marine ecologist Thon Thamrongnawasawat posted on Facebook about his collaboration with Bang Chak Corporation to rehabilitate a 10 rai field of seagrass around Koh Mak and Koh Kradat to build blue coastal carbon ecosystems. That would allow Koh Mak to get one step closer to joining the list of the Top 100 Green Destinations in the world.
“Lumpini Park, a Great-Grand Parent of Siam”
Published on 28/12/2020
» Limpini Park is a large-sized public park located at the heart of Bangkok covering the area of 300 rai.
'Kaem ling' still needed
Oped, Editorial, Published on 10/10/2020
» Bangkok Governor Aswin Kwanmuang will be remembered as someone who has been quite active in implementing flood prevention measures.
2020 travel vision
B Magazine, Published on 19/01/2020
» Top 10 places from the New York Times' 52 picks of destinations to inspire, delight and motivate you to explore the world
Going underground
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 05/08/2018
» Chaeng Watthana Road, or Highway No. 304, is notorious for being struck by flash floods. Within a matter of minutes heavy rain can turn the road into something verging on a small canal, which usually takes at least three hours to drain.
Wastewater treatment pond planned on Koh Samui
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 23/07/2018
» SURAT THANI: Provincial authorities plan to build a 10-million-baht underground wastewater treatment pond at Ban Mae Nam community on Koh Samui, to end the discharge of dirty water from the area into the sea.