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DNP seeks more time to move 3 wild elephants
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 08/02/2026
» The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) has asked the Khon Kaen Administrative Court for additional time to relocate three wild elephants following the death of a jumbo during a recent transfer, citing safety concerns.
Translocation jumbo died from 'stress-related choking'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 06/02/2026
» A necropsy has found that a wild elephant which died on Tuesday during a translocation operation succumbed to choking and acute muscle breakdown caused by extreme stress, a veterinarian said.
GE tech investment to give cash crops a boost
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 04/01/2025
» The Agriculture Department is planning to invest in genome editing (GE) technology for economic crops, including rice, palm and sugar cane, as an effort to make Thailand a regional GE seed hub, according to Director-General Rapeepat Chantarasriwong.
Genome editing tech to help boost yields at farms
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 16/07/2024
» Thailand has approved Genome Editing (GEd) technology for advanced plant breeding to increase yields while using fewer chemicals in the farming industry, according to the Department of Agriculture.
Anutin warns clubs to keep minors out
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 09/01/2024
» Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Monday pledged to tighten controls on night entertainment venues to ensure that they keep underaged patrons, guns and narcotics out of their premises.
CCSA to decide on extending bar hours
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 17/06/2022
» The government will today consider whether to allow nightlife outlets to operate beyond midnight while all provinces nationwide are expected to be reclassified as green zones where nearly all Covid-19 restrictions on businesses and activities will be lifted.
Anutin wants to delay nightclub reopening
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 05/01/2022
» Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul is pushing to delay the reopening of night entertainment venues after numerous businesses were found to have failed to implement the appropriate disease control measures which resulted in major outbreaks in many provinces.
Passengers at 'low risk'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 08/12/2020
» The Ministry of Public Health on Monday announced that passengers on four flights from Chiang Rai's Mae Fah Luang International Airport last week are now classified as at "low-risk" of contracting Covid-19.
Officials defend screening measures
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 15/11/2020
» The discovery of an Indian patient with Covid-19 after he had stayed in Thailand for three months has raised questions about whether the Public Health Ministry is implementing measures aggressive enough to identify asymptomatic people at the kingdom's border, which is considered a "risky" area.
Inmate first case in 100 days
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 04/09/2020
» Just one day after passing the landmark 100 days in which the country has been free of locally transmitted coronavirus infections, the Department of Disease Control (DDC) on Thursday confirmed a new case of Covid-19, prompting the department to issue a warning to the public over social distancing and mask-wearing.