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Academic backs solar push but urges aid for poor
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 13/04/2026
» The government's push to promote clean energy with soft loans and tax incentives for solar installations are a "golden opportunity" to accelerate the country's transition towards renewables, an academic says.
Durians 'ready' for export
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 09/05/2025
» Thailand is ready to meet China's demand for durians, as the durian season is now in full swing, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives yesterday.
Thailand's full plastic waste import ban faces hurdles
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 05/01/2025
» The long-standing fight by civil society to protect Thailand from becoming a dumping ground for global plastic waste achieved a significant milestone when a law banning the import of plastic scraps into the country came into effect on Jan 1.
3 more firms charged over smuggling
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 02/02/2024
» The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives has filed charges against three more companies suspected of being involved in smuggling pork and falsifying documents.
Firm told to repatriate illegal waste
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 29/07/2022
» Thai authorities have discovered 130 tonnes of illegal waste that was shipped over from Australia and dumped in the kingdom.
Moderna now due this month
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 03/10/2021
» Thailand can now expect to receive its first batch of the mRNA-based Moderna Covid-19 vaccine this month, sooner than expected.
Jab drive set to pick up as more doses due to arrive
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 14/09/2021
» Two million doses of mRNA Covid-19 vaccines from Pfizer will arrive on Sept 29, Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said yesterday, saying the jabs will be used mainly to inoculate children over the age of 12 next month.
DDC says China jabs have helped save lives
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 05/09/2021
» The Sinovac vaccine has played a key role in saving Thai lives since the Alpha variant was found in the country early this year, the Department of Disease Control (DDC) says.
Govt hopes to ink big Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson orders
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 05/06/2021
» Negotiations are underway to buy 25 million doses of vaccine from Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson to meet the target of administering 100 million shots by the end of the year, according to the government's disease control chief.
AZ delivers 1.8m doses ahead of mass rollout
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 05/06/2021
» AstraZeneca delivered 1.8 million locally produced Covid-19 vaccine doses to the Ministry of Public Health yesterday, the first of six million scheduled for delivery this month.