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Hidden danger
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 26/08/2025
» Ecological Alert and Recovery Thailand (Earth), a nonprofit organisation, recently revealed the results of a national report titled "Lead In Solvent-Based Paints In Thailand". The study, which tested 55 paint samples from 45 brands sold in the country, revealed that more than 20% of samples had lead levels exceeding 100ppm (the standard set by the Thai Industrial Standards Institute, or TISI). Of these, many also had high lead concentration ranging from 10,000ppm to 64,000ppm.
An invasive threat
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 05/08/2024
» Blackchin tilapia was imported from Ghana in 2010 by CP Foods (CPF) with a permit for research in Samut Songkhram. CPF claimed that it terminated its research in January 2011 and had sent sample blackchin tilapias in bottles of formalin to the Department of Fisheries.
Waste not, want not
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 26/10/2020
» Thailand has become one of the world's largest garbage dumps after China banned waste imports, including electronics and plastics, from foreign countries in 2017. As a result, waste from many countries that was originally shipped to China is now being redirected to countries in Southeast Asia where strict environmental laws are not enforced.