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Islands win coveted 5 stars
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 18/03/2026
» Koh Kradan in Trang province and Bileh Beach on Koh Hong in Krabi received the highest five-star rating for 2025 under the "Beach Star" environmental assessment programme, the Pollution Control Department (PCD) announced on Tuesday.
Bodies of Thai soldiers who fell in fierce battle returned to native provinces
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 21/12/2025
» SURIN: Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Sunday oversaw the return of the bodies of two Thai soldiers who lost their lives in fierce fighting near the Cambodian border in this northeastern province.
Bhumjaithai puts PM in the firing line
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 25/06/2025
» The Bhumjaithai Party (BJT) will file a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra amid the fallout of the leaked audio clip of her talking with Cambodian strongman Hun Sen.
Activists urge UN, other countries to reject Land Bridge scheme
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 04/03/2024
» A group of local activists has petitioned the United Nations and several foreign embassies to reject the government’s Land Bridge megaproject, saying the project would violate the human rights of residents in the affected areas.
Govt takes flak over haze
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 15/01/2020
» The government must come up with more practical measures to tackle the ultra-fine PM2.5 dust, especially since its national agenda on haze management appears to have made little progress over the past year, university students said.
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).
Rice Foundation calls for more R&D investment in the sector
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 22/12/2018
» Less investment in rice strain research and development from state-owned agencies is a major threat to a farming sector grappling with the "illusion" of poverty, according to Nipon Poapongsakorn, a distinguished fellow of the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI).
Stargazers get visual feast in 2019
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 20/12/2018
» The National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (Narit) has invited public to watch the Great Conjunction 2020, a major astronomical event in which Jupiter and Saturn approach their closest point in 397 years.
Govt urged to help farms on climate change
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 30/09/2018
» The state must give more financial help to enable farmers to adapt to the impact of climate change, according to the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC).
Dusit Zoo set to close at end of the month
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 12/09/2018
» Sad news for fans of Dusit Zoo. The Zoological Park Organisation will not delay its closure further and will shut the country's first and most popular zoo by the end of this month.