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PM celebrates the launch of Thai satellite
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 10/10/2023
» Thailand Earth Observation Satellite 2 (Theos-2) was successfully launched into orbit on Monday after a slight hitch delayed liftoff on Saturday.
HAII unveilsnew weaponin flood fight
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 30/09/2014
» The Hydro and Agro Informatics Institute (HAII) has unveiled Thailand's first mobile data centre for flood crisis management.
Chanthaburi fishers defy net ban
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 25/09/2014
» A local fishing community from a small island in Chanthaburi province has vowed to keep using pong-pang fishing nets despite them being outlawed.
Private firms 'key' to waste energy plants
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 24/09/2014
» The government must open up its low-interest environmental fund to private waste-management firms to encourage them to invest in waste-powered electricity plants, the Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning (ONREPP) said yesterday.
Dapong tackles waste-to-energy
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 19/09/2014
» The Natural Resources and Environment Ministry plans to build 10 more waste-to-energy plants nationwide to burn solid waste to generate electricity.
Laos urged to halt Mekong dam work
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 18/09/2014
» Cambodian fishing communities along the Mekong River on Wednesday called on the Lao government to halt the construction of dams on the international river so a wide-ranging ecological impact study can be carried out.
Phuket resort deeds under fire
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 19/08/2014
» The Land Department has vowed to nullify land deeds for 14 luxury resorts in Phuket's Sirinath National Park if they are found to have been acquired illegally.
Corn farms ‘threaten’ forests
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 31/07/2014
» Conservation group the Seub Nakhasathien Foundation has expressed concern over the rapid expansion of maize farms invading the Western Forest Complex.
Court douses flood lawsuit
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 17/07/2014
» The Central Administrative Court yesterday dismissed a lawsuit filed by 10 Nakhon Pathom residents against former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra demanding 3.7 million baht compensation for flood damage caused by her government in 2011.
Islands get ecozone protection
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 24/06/2014
» The Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning (Onep) has declared Koh Samui, Koh Tao and Koh Phangan districts in Surat Thani province part of an environmentally-protected zone after nine years of efforts to regulate commercial development on the islands.