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Contested Clean Air Bill 'still worth a go'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 06/04/2026
» Severe haze in northern Thailand has intensified pressure on the government to adopt stronger legal tools, including advancing the contested Clean Air Bill.
4.5-magnitude quake in Chiang Mai, felt across 5 provinces
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 02/06/2025
» An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale was detected in the northern Thai province of Chiang Mai on Monday afternoon and it was felt in many districts of five provinces.
Dengue jab trial to begin
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 15/03/2025
» The Ministry of Public Health will launch a dengue vaccination trial in Nakhon Phanom province next month. If successful, the vaccine will be included in the universal healthcare scheme, says Minister Somsak Thepsutin.
Health officials issue warning as Thai flu cases surge
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 26/02/2025
» The Department of Disease Control (DDC) has warned the public about a spike in influenza after 130,000 infected patients were reported over the past two months.
Typhoon Yagi to hit North
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 07/09/2024
» Twelve provinces in the North and the Northeast have been told to prepare for heavy rain starting on Monday as Typhoon Yagi makes landfall in Vietnam on Saturday.
Thamanat group parting ways with Palang Pracharath
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 05/09/2024
» Thamanat Prompow has stepped down as secretary-general of the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) and five other members of his group have quit as party executives as their estrangement from the party deepens.
Flood levels stable in upper Thailand
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 22/08/2024
» The Interior Ministry reported on Thursday that flood levels in seven provinces in upper Thailand were either stable or decreasing, except in Nan, where floodwaters were rising.
Ministry asks for land use resolution
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 08/08/2024
» The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives will ask the cabinet to help issue a resolution allowing the ministry to use lands from state agencies for royally initiated projects.
Parks dept to get tough with forest intruders
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 19/03/2024
» With forest fires raging in several northern provinces, resulting in the accumulation of PM2.5 in the atmosphere, the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation on Monday warned that legal action will be taken against those who illegally enter forested areas to set them ablaze.
Unsafe levels of smog cover upper Thailand
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 08/02/2024
» Forty-eight from all 77 provinces, especially those in the Northeast, experienced hazardous levels of ultrafine dust on Thursday morning, according to the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (Gistda).