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Dec 1 hearing set in CP Foods suit against activist
News, Post Reporters, Published on 23/10/2025
» NONTHABURI - The Nonthaburi Provincial Court has set Dec 1 for pretrial evidence examination in a closely watched criminal defamation suit filed by Charoen Pokphand Foods Plc (CPF) against an environmental activist.
CPF suit against Biothai a test case for transparency
News, Post Reporters, Published on 06/10/2025
» As Thailand faces mounting environmental challenges, a legal battle between agribusiness giant Charoen Pokphand Foods Plc (CPF) and civil society organisation Biothai has become a test case for transparency, accountability and the boundaries of public debate.
Consensus on need to support farmers
News, Post Reporters, Published on 01/05/2023
» There is broad political agreement on the importance of sustainable farming, food safety and security, and the need to tackle poverty among farmers, an 11-party forum on agriculture and food security agreed recently.
B1.4bn boost 'no cure' for financial woes
News, Post Reporters, Published on 25/01/2022
» The 1.4 billion baht disbursed from state coffers to reduce the cost of living for three months presents no solution to runaway consumer prices, which require long-term measures to tackle, a consumer forum was told on Monday.
Suit against BioThai thrown out
News, Post Reporters, Published on 16/12/2021
» The Criminal Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition against Witoon Lienchamroon, founder of BioThai, over accusations he defamed someone under the Computer Act in a debate over farm chemical bans in 2019.
Suriya faces lawsuits for toxin ban U-turn
News, Post Reporters, Published on 03/12/2019
» A network of advocates for a ban on three toxic farm chemicals is threatening to file a lawsuit against Industry Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit over the decision by the National Hazardous Substances Committee (NHSC) to scrap it.
Chemicals ban derailed by '4 forces'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 29/11/2019
» BioThai, an anti-farm chemical pressure group, has alleged that "four major forces'' were behind the decision to scrap the ban on the herbicide glyphosate and delay the prohibitions against the herbicide paraquat and pesticide chlorpyrifos.
US glyphosate letter riles govt
News, Post Reporters, Published on 26/10/2019
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Friday said officials would be assigned to clearly explain Thailand’s position to the US embassy about an official document submitted to the Thai government objecting to the country’s policy of banning three toxic farm chemicals.
Govt rejects US opposition to farm chemicals ban
Post Reporters, Published on 25/10/2019
» The government has rejected US opposition to its decision to ban use of three toxic farm chemicals, the herbicides paraquat and glyphosate and the pesticide chlorpyrifos.
Panel votes for chemical ban
News, Post Reporters, Published on 08/10/2019
» A four-party committee has unanimously voted for a ban on the use of three toxic farming chemicals, heaping pressure on the National Hazardous Substances Committee (NHSC), which has resisted an outright ban, to follow suit.