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Maya Bay 'a haven' for blacktip reef sharks
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 17/02/2026
» The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) has confirmed that Maya Bay is a vital nursery ground for blacktip reef sharks after a recent survey recorded an unusually high concentration of the species.
Air quality in capital on the mend, pollution dept says
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 06/02/2026
» Air quality in Bangkok is improving, with average PM2.5 levels at the end of the year falling over the past two years, according to the Pollution Control Department (PCD).
Smog to persist for a week
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 17/01/2026
» Toxic haze continued to blanket Bangkok and large parts of the country, with fine particulate matter (PM2.5) exceeding safe limits in 45 provinces nationwide, authorities said, warning that unhealthy air conditions could persist until Jan 23.
Thai year of environmental upheaval
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 27/12/2025
» In 2025, Thailand faced a convergence of challenges that had laid bare its vulnerability to environmental degradation, natural disasters, and complex regional dynamics.
Herbal inhaler unsafe: FDA
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 28/10/2025
» The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a public warning after laboratory tests revealed microbial contamination in the popular herbal inhaler “Hong Thai Formula 2”, registration number G 309/62. The product, manufactured by Hong Thai Panich, has been declared substandard under the Herbal Product Act.
Mekong River Commission detects heavy metal contamination along the Mekong
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 07/07/2025
» The Mekong River Commission (MRC) Secretariat is warning about a "moderately serious" situation following the detection of heavy metal contamination in the Mekong River, believed to have originated from poorly regulated mining operations in a self-administered region of Myanmar.
‘Unsafe’ heavy metal levels in northern Thai rivers
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 05/06/2025
» The Pollution Control Department has confirmed unsafe levels of arsenic and other heavy metals in the Kok, Sai and Mekong rivers in northern Thailand, with the contamination traced to upstream mining operations across the border in Shan State of Myanmar.
Tackling roots of PM2.5 air pollution in Thailand
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 02/02/2025
» Haze pollution was a chronic problem nationwide, long before the capital was blanketed in PM2.5 pollutants over the past few weeks.
Health ministry to push work from home nationwide
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 21/01/2025
» The Ministry of Public Health will propose encouraging people across the country to work from home next week, after levels of PM2.5 ultrafine dust pollution exceeded safe levels in almost every province on Tuesday, with the worst recorded in Greater Bangkok.
Regulator warns against taking Grakcu herbal capsules
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 22/10/2024
» The Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to buy Grakcu herbal capsules, because the product is dangerously contaminated with erectile dysfunction drugs.