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Mishaps result in woeful year for migrants: activist
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 03/01/2026
» The migrant labour situation in 2025 was described as "a year of management failure", with constant ministerial changes, weak policy direction and persistent structural flaws leaving millions of migrants vulnerable to crises, says the Migrant Working Group (MWG).
Tackling roots of PM2.5 air pollution in Thailand
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 02/02/2025
» Haze pollution was a chronic problem nationwide, long before the capital was blanketed in PM2.5 pollutants over the past few weeks.
Hazy days to diminish 10% if new PM2.5 measures pan out
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 03/12/2022
» The Department of Pollution Control aims to reduce the number of heavily polluted days in metropolitan Bangkok and 17 northern provinces by 10% next year by strictly controlling sources of PM2.5 fine dust.
Rangers search for wounded bull elephant
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 16/11/2021
» Rangers from Khao Ang Rue Nai Wildlife Sanctuary in Chachoengsao province are searching for a 20-year-old bull elephant which was shot by villagers, and believed seriously wounded, on Nov 10.
Haze to shroud capital until next week
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 03/02/2021
» Haze is expected to choke Bangkok and northern parts of the country until Monday next week, due to changing atmospheric patterns and trans-boundary pollution from Cambodia.
Haze to shroud Bangkok for a week
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 02/02/2021
» A haze is expected to choke Bangkok and the upper parts of the country until Monday next week, as changing atmospheric patterns are trapping PM2.5 dust particles and transboundary pollution from Cambodia over Thailand, according to the Centre for Air Pollution Mitigation.
'Dust dome' to blame for city's haze
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 22/01/2021
» The drop in air quality across Bangkok over the past week is caused by an urban "dust dome" over the city, which formed as low atmospheric pressure and high-rise buildings trapped dust and other pollutants from the burning of agricultural waste, says Natural Resources and Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa.
There will be 'no food shortages'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 26/03/2020
» The Office of Agricultural Economics (OAE) has assured there will be no shortage of food supplies in the country even though the Covid-19 pandemic may force the government to adopt stricter methods to curb transmissions.
Herbicide suppliers get lessons
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 21/02/2020
» The Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry said it is educating agrochemical suppliers nationwide on the sale of the herbicide glyphosate to comply with the latest resolution of the National Hazardous Substance Committee. The ministry said the step is needed to avoid any unnecessary legal action against the suppliers.
Uproar at ban delay
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 28/11/2019
» The National Hazardous Substances Committee (NHSC) on Wednesday decided to postpone a ban on paraquat and chlorpyrifos for six months while restricting the use of glyphosate, sparking uproar from consumer and health advocates.