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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.
Most Thais 'unaware' of alcohol's health risks
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 12/12/2025
» A survey by ThaiHealth found most Thais are unaware that the consumption of alcoholic drinks can increase the risk of cancer, highlighting alcohol's central role in driving the country's worsening non-communicable diseases (NCDs) crisis.
Hat Yai mobilises massive recovery clean-up effort
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 29/11/2025
» Hat Yai's "Big Cleaning Day" is set to begin on Saturday, mobilising locals and heavy machinery to restore the city within seven days, said Songkhla governor Rattasart Chidchu.
6 marine parks to pilot new e-ticket system in October
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 29/04/2025
» The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) will officially launch a fully implemented e-ticket system at six major marine national parks on Oct 15, coinciding with the start of the tourist season.
National policy committee meets to discuss dead dugong
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 11/11/2024
» The National Policy and Planning Committee on Marine and Coastal Resources Management met on Monday to discuss the dugong crisis after an alarming increase in the dugong death rate over the past month.
Seawall plan raises ire
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 02/10/2024
» The Pheu Thai Party's plan to build a seawall comprising nine artificial islands in the Gulf of Thailand, which would stretch from Bang Khunthian district in Bangkok to Chon Buri, has drawn protests from critics, many of whom are concerned about the project's impact on the environment.
Flood levels stable in upper Thailand
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 22/08/2024
» The Interior Ministry reported on Thursday that flood levels in seven provinces in upper Thailand were either stable or decreasing, except in Nan, where floodwaters were rising.
Parks meet 2-billion-baht target
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 10/08/2024
» The National Park Office earned 2 billion baht in revenue over the past ten months, its director announced yesterday, already surpassing its target for the 2024 fiscal year, which ends in September.
Surin sting nets tiger cubs, 100kg of elephant tusks
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 16/07/2024
» Two suspects have been arrested for an illegal trade of two tiger cubs and almost 100 kilogrammes of elephant tusks were also confisticated in a sting operation in Surin.
Dept braces for more rain as La Niña looms
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 28/05/2024
» The Royal Irrigation Department is considering a number of measures to prepare for floods during the rainy season, as the weather conditions look set to become much wetter when the La Niña phenomenon begins in a few months.