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Stemming the floodwaters
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 02/06/2025
» Last year, floods in Mae Sai district of Chiang Rai province caused economic losses in the millions.
Elephants steered away from Prachin Buri villages
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 03/01/2025
» Parks and wildlife officials say their efforts to prevent wild elephants from intruding on communities in Prachin Buri province have been a success, with “Sorapong”, the most problematic bull, sent back to its habitat.
Land use rules to be eased
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 10/10/2024
» The Royal Forest Department will amend its regulations by trimming unnecessary procedures to ease land use by state agencies, according to Surachai Achalaboon, its director-general.
Thai harmony for wild elephants and locals alike
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 28/07/2024
» The Eastern Forest Complex is regarded as the most important low-lying forest landscape in the Central region.
Panel green lights new scheme to boost tap water capacity
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 17/03/2020
» A panel under the National Water Resource Committee has approved the latest proposal to increase tap water capacity in five provinces as part of efforts to better manage water as drought spreads across the country.
Two major dams to release more water
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 08/01/2020
» The Royal Irrigation Department (RID) will on Wednesday start releasing more water from two major dams in the Central region to stop the intrusion of seawater in Bangkok and its vicinity.
Chalermchai vows to fight drought ills
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 19/07/2019
» Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Chalermchai Sri-on has pledged his ministry will tailor an assistance package for drought-affected farmers during a looming water shortage in many parts of the country this year.
Forest invaders recast as saviours
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 01/12/2018
» A couple of weeks ago, a government committee was busy working in Chiang Mai's Mae Chaem district to introduce what it hopes could be a breakthrough to the age-old problem of forest encroachment, which has robbed the country of its precious natural resources.