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Plant species resurfaces after vanishing for over 130 years
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 04/01/2026
» A research team from the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation has confirmed the rediscovery of a plant species believed lost for more than 130 years.
Search on to save whale shark
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 07/05/2025
» Authorities have launched a search and rescue operation after a whale shark was spotted entangled in fishing gear debris near Richelieu Rock in the Surin Islands marine park on Sunday.
Tourists return as Phu Kradueng mountain reopens
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 23/12/2024
» About 400 people were in the first group to climb Phu Kradueng on Monday morning after the popular national park reopened two weeks after a visitor walking a trail was killed by a wild elephant.
Unesco to make decision on Phu Phra Bat Park on Saturday
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 27/07/2024
» The government expects the Phu Phra Bat Historical Park in the northeastern province of Udon Thani to be named a Unesco World Heritage site in the cultural category on Saturday, according to Natural Resources and Environment Minister Phatcharavat Wongsuwan.
Government touts mineral 'treasure'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 18/06/2024
» Thailand possesses over 30 trillion tonnes of more than 40 mineral types with an estimated value of 44,410 trillion baht, according to the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR).
Communities rise up against mining
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 05/06/2024
» A number of communities are preparing to take legal action against the cabinet in the wake of its approval late last year of a master plan for mining activity in the country, which they claim will destroy their living habitats and the environment.
Study sheds light on log coffins
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 11/02/2024
» DNA decoding from 33 pieces of ancient human bones and teeth found at Iron Age Log Coffin sites in Mae Hong Son province is showing a link between prehistoric communities and modern ethnic groups in the region, according to an expert.
Potash investment upsets locals
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 13/03/2023
» Locals in Chaiyaphum province have expressed alarm after the cabinet's decision in February to put an extra 90 million baht investment into Asean Potash Chaiyaphum Plc (APOT), seen as a push to revive the local potash mining industry.
Rock quarry plan upsets Satun locals
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 23/04/2022
» More than 300 families of the Khao Toh Krang community in Satun's Khuan Don district are living in fear that a nearby rock quarry concession will destroy livelihoods and harm the area's rich natural resources.
Staff transferred after Naga Cave congestion
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 07/02/2022
» BUENG KAN: Officials overseeing the entrance of Naga Cave have been transferred and some guides banned, after the famous attraction at Phu Langka National Park was flooded with visitors over the weekend.