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Coca-Cola ThaiNamthip marks 65 years of refreshing Thailand and making a positive impact
Business, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 01/10/2024
» As the country's pioneer in non-alcoholic beverage manufacturing, Coca-Cola ThaiNamthip is celebrating its 65th anniversary by empowering its human heritage, known as "Khon ThaiNamthip," to take the next step towards future growth and advancing Thailand's sustainability agenda.
One pill limit or face meth dealing charge
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 31/01/2023
» A ministerial regulation is being amended so that anyone with more than one methamphetamine pill in possession, instead of 15, will be regarded as having the pills with intent to sell, not for personal use as at present.
Plastic ban to be done in phases
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 19/09/2022
» The government is planning to ban plastic scrap imports in 2025, a move that will be carried out in phases over the next three years, says Natural Resources and Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa.
'Throw out masks separately'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 13/04/2021
» The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment yesterday reminded Thais to discard their used face masks in a separate bin so they can be easily sorted from other waste.
Jumbo death spurs call to shun plastic bags
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 12/07/2020
» The latest loss of a wild elephant which died with plastic bags in its intestines and stomach showed the public campaign to reduce plastic bags was "falling on deaf ears", Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa says.
Covid-19 pushes plastic waste rise
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 24/04/2020
» Over the past year, Thais have become more aware of the impact of single-use plastics on the environment and joined hands to reduce its consumption. But as the country has been hit by the spread of Covid-19, forcing people to spend more time at home, the amount of plastic waste generated has surged by 15%.
Activist: Customers' rights infringed by plastic bag ban
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 06/01/2020
» Activist Srisuwan Janya has accused retailers of violating consumers' rights in ceasing to hand out single-use plastic bags while failing to offer suitable alternatives.
Anti-plastic campaign starts to hit home
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 01/01/2020
» Among Natural Resources and Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa's top priorities is reducing the amount of single-use plastic bags. To help him, 75 department stores, convenience stores and other shops with more than 24,500 branches nationwide have agreed to do so and from Wednesday they will stop giving these bags away for free.
Dugong deaths spark calls for plastic ban
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 26/08/2019
» Environmentalists have united in their calls for the government to take decisive action, including an across-the-board ban on single-use plastic bags, to mitigate the increasingly severe harm plastics are causing to the environment and sea lives.
Govt to roll out plastic bag-gobbling robots by end of year
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 23/08/2019
» The Department of Marine and Coastal Resources is developing an AI robot to trap debris before it reaches the sea, in the hope of preventing loss of marine life to plastic bags.