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Dead sperm whale had 6kg of plastic in its stomach
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 21/11/2018
» JAKARTA: A sperm whale has been found dead in Indonesia with 115 plastic cups and 25 plastic bags in its stomach, raising concern among environmentalists and throwing the spotlight on the country's rubbish problem.
Trash-filled turtle in Chanthaburi highlights ocean crisis
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 11/06/2018
» Startling images of plastic shreds, rubber bands and other debris found jammed in the stomach of a green turtle in Chanthaburi have highlighted the crisis of waste-filled seas following the widely publicised death of a whale earlier this month.
Dead whale sparks marine fears
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 05/06/2018
» The death of a male short-finned pilot whale with a shocking number of plastic bags in its stomach in Songkhla province has sparked grave concerns about marine debris and the threat it poses to the marine ecological system.
Cops raid shady electronic waste plant
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 25/05/2018
» Police and officials from the Industry Ministry on Thrusday launched a raid on a factory which allegedly imported hazardous electronic waste from abroad to Lat Krabang industrial estate in Bangkok.
Court orders all Seri Villa markets shut down
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 16/05/2018
» The Central Administrative Court on Wednesday ordered City Hall to dismantle all five markets in the Seri Villa housing estate within 60 days and to pay compensation to the four plaintiffs.
Pattaya official thinks garbage figures are rubbish
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 26/04/2018
» Officials in Pattaya are disputing figures supplied by a private firm of how much garbage accumulates in the resort city each day and have called in the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) to conduct an assessment.
Theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking has died at 76
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 14/03/2018
» Stephen Hawking, whose brilliant mind ranged across time and space even though his body was paralysed by disease, has died, a family spokesman said early on Wednesday. He was 76.