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Small firms eye booze lift
News, Pratch Rujivanarom, Published on 02/06/2023
» Small breweries and local distilleries are hopeful of a bright future if the Move Forward Party forms a coalition government and pushes changes to liberalise the alcohol industry as promised.
All quiet on the Mekong front
News, Pratch Rujivanarom, Published on 14/05/2023
» Mekong civil society groups are urging the governments of Thailand and Cambodia to shift their Mekong River policy towards protecting ecosystems and promoting environmental justice.
Heatwave to worsen, experts warn
News, Pratch Rujivanarom, Published on 18/04/2023
» The El Nino weather pattern will bring a hotter and drier climate across Thailand in the coming months, say climate experts who warn of worse to come due to climate change.
Waste plants cause stink
News, Pratch Rujivanarom, Published on 02/04/2023
» Rather than protecting the environment and people from garbage pollution, the government plans to tackle overflowing waste by promoting small localised waste-to-energy projects.
Hoping for a breath of fresh air
News, Pratch Rujivanarom, Published on 19/03/2023
» Environmental activists and experts are urging the next government to support the Clean Air Bill before parliament to address PM2.5 problems and reduce health impacts from air pollution.
Harnessing wider benefits of eco-tourism
News, Pratch Rujivanarom, Published on 13/02/2023
» Already suffering from severe coastal erosion and tidal floods, coastal communities such as Bang Khun Thian district are pursuing an eco-tourism development campaign as a way to counter these threats from climate change.
Bangkok is still sinking, and fast!
News, Pratch Rujivanarom, Published on 06/02/2023
» Getting Bangkok ready for the consequences of climate change is crucial for saving this megacity from being submerged under rising sea levels, climate experts say.
Climate meeting under scrutiny
News, Pratch Rujivanarom, Published on 04/12/2022
» Despite establishing a "loss and damage" fund to help developing countries deal with the impacts of climate disasters, the negotiations at the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference in Egypt this year still failed to deliver meaningful commitments to phase out fossil fuels and combat the climate crisis.
Govt still 'unprepared' for floods
News, Pratch Rujivanarom, Published on 14/11/2022
» The government's management of the recent floods shows it is unprepared to cope with the looming threats from the climate crisis, experts say.
War on city smog
News, Pratch Rujivanarom, Published on 11/10/2022
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is preparing to deal with the capital's upcoming smog season and has drawn up plans to work with related official agencies to mitigate air pollution at its source.