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Tests at last that guarantee basic human rights
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 18/02/2021
» Jida, a 10-year-old Malaysian-Thai girl, has adjusted well after spending three years in Prachin Buri with her single mum.
Dept rejects call to remove jumbo's collar
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 22/01/2021
» The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation has rejected a request to remove a tracking collar attached to a wild elephant, saying there is no evidence the device made the animal aggressive and caused it to attack and kill an 80-year-old man.
Srisuwan pushes for Omkoi land probe
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 14/01/2021
» Social activist and lawyer Srisuwan Janya yesterday asked the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to look into a suspected land encroachment case at the remote village of Ban Mae Kerb in Chiang Mai's Omkoi district.
Haze to blanket Bangkok as open burning surges
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 17/11/2020
» Bangkok will be blanketed by hazardous haze for the next three days thanks to farmers burning sugar cane fields, according to the Centre for Air Pollution Mitigation.
Hungarian minister infects his diplomat
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 11/11/2020
» The Department of Disease Control (DDC) yesterday confirmed a Hungarian diplomat in Bangkok who tested positive for Covid-19 had caught it from one of his own government's ministers.
Zoo agency sets up board to investigate illegal trade
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 07/10/2020
» The Zoological Park Organisation of Thailand (ZPO) board on Tuesday set up a panel to investigate the illegal wildlife trade across zoos nationwide in the wake of the disappearance of rare albino barking deer at Songkhla Zoo.
Govt urged to stick to chemicals ban after paste find
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 28/09/2020
» The National Hazardous Substances Committee (NHSC) has been urged to stand by its commitment to ban paraquat and chlorpyrifos from the agricultural sector, after traces of the toxic herbicide and pesticide were detected in food ingredients.
DDC keeping a close eye on Myanmar
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 24/09/2020
» The Department of Disease Control (DDC) is keeping a close watch on Myanmar cities that border Thailand after learning the country on Wednesday reported 592 new cases of Covid-19.
More rain needed to replenish dams
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 06/08/2020
» CHAI NAT: The rain brought on by Tropical Storm Sinlaku may have caused flooding across 13 provinces in the North and the Northeast, but water management agencies are hoping more rain will come to replenish the major reservoirs which feed the farmlands in the Central Plains.
'New normal' rules apply at national park
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 26/06/2020
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: The Khao Yai National Park on Thursday conducted a test run of its reopening under "new normal" measures to ensure its readiness to welcome a limited number of visitors when it resumes operations on July 1.