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A sinking strategy
Oped, Editorial, Published on 13/09/2024
» The heavy flooding in northernmost Mae Sai district in Chiang Rai province is not just another serious flood -- it is a warning sign that our country lacks an adequate flood warning and monitoring system.
Recycling a risk in itself
Oped, Editorial, Published on 14/12/2022
» Rayong provincial court yesterday ordered Win Process Co -- a hazardous waste recycling company -- to clean up toxic waste contamination and pay 20.82-million-baht compensation to villagers who had been forced to suffer the effects of the contamination for a decade.
Fix PM2.5 at the source
Oped, Editorial, Published on 11/11/2022
» The year's end is also known as the season of air pollution. In Bangkok, it's the time when PM2.5 fills the air. In the northern region, open burning and forest fires spew air pollution, choking residents. In sugar cane farm areas in about 20 provinces in the central and northeastern region, villagers suffer from "black snow" PM2.5 dust resulting from sugarcane farmers conducting their pre-harvest burns.
Ganja guidelines
Oped, Editorial, Published on 27/07/2022
» The Prayut Chan-o-cha government has no need to reverse the decriminalisation of cannabis, as demanded by groups of doctors and medical personnel, which would certainly cause public confusion.
Close land tax loophole
News, Editorial, Published on 30/05/2022
» An attempt by a major property developer to promote a "green" campaign has backfired, after the project was accused of being a means to avoid paying land taxes.
'Black sugar' strikes again
Oped, Editorial, Published on 29/01/2021
» Early this week, residents of some provinces that serve as hubs for cash crops like rice and sugar cane started to choke on PM2.5 fine dust as many farmers began to burn farm waste. The dust levels caused by this method have exceeded the official "safe" threshold of 50 microgrammes per cubic metre.
New land tax has loopholes
News, Editorial, Published on 23/12/2019
» In the new land and building tax law set to take effect at the beginning of next year, landlords and homeowners will be taxed based on appraised values and new rates set for different categories of properties, rather than the income they generate.
Forest row begs solution
News, Editorial, Published on 29/08/2019
» For over four decades, Bo Kaew villagers in Chaiyaphum's Kon San district have been haunted by the spectre of eviction, as the Forest Industry Organisation (FIO) battles to turn their land into eucalyptus plantations.
Cooperation vital to end haze crisis
News, Editorial, Published on 31/03/2019
» More than a decade after fine dust particles known as PM2.5 emerged as a health threat in Chiang Mai, the province has started to embrace a new approach that opens the doors to cooperation between state and civic sectors to tackle the problem.