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'Dust dome' to blame for city's haze
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 22/01/2021
» The drop in air quality across Bangkok over the past week is caused by an urban "dust dome" over the city, which formed as low atmospheric pressure and high-rise buildings trapped dust and other pollutants from the burning of agricultural waste, says Natural Resources and Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa.
DNP revs up croc conservation plan
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 05/08/2020
» The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) is mobilising efforts to save native freshwater crocodiles from extinction after a sharp drop in numbers in six wildlife protection areas across the country.
HRH Princess Sirindhorn to open Songkhla observatory
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 15/07/2019
» Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn will preside over the opening ceremony of an astronomical observatory in Songkhla, the first of its kind in the country's southern region next Thursday, according to the National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (Narit).