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Mekong pumps to ease Isan drought
News, Published on 24/01/2016
» The Royal Irrigation Department has begun pumping water from the Mekong River and redirecting it to drought-afflicted regions of the Northeast.
Fishermen say new rules bad for business
News, Published on 19/01/2016
» Local fishermen have called on the government to revoke Section 34 of the new fishing law, saying it will damage coastal environments and force local fishermen to struggle in the face of larger fishing operations.
GMO backers to seek biosafety bill passage
News, Published on 19/12/2015
» Supporters of GMO (genetically-modified organism) crops have pledged to move ahead with plans to petition the government to forward a controversial bill regulating GMOs, or the so-called biosafety bill, to the House for consideration as soon as possible.
Govt feels heat on climate deal
News, Published on 14/12/2015
» Thailand still has much to do after the global community agreed to the first universal, legally binding deal to stop global warming and is looking forward to collaborating in next-year's climate talks as a chair of the G77, observers say.
Ailing marine parks set to restrict visitor numbers
News, Published on 29/03/2015
» Visitor numbers will be capped at marine national parks across the country from next year in a bid to ease environmental destruction.
Activists slam timber investment plan
News, Published on 19/03/2015
» The government's proposal to allow foreigners to invest in forestry plantation programmes will lead to a massive land grab, civic groups representatives say.
SURROGATE UPDATE (Thurs): Warnings issued a year ago
Jon Fernquest, Published on 14/08/2014
» Latest (Thursday): A fertility centre founder made repeated warnings to Interpol and media outlets a year ago over the never-ending demand for more surrogate mothers from the Japanese man at the centre of a human trafficking probe, but they went unheeded.
‘Billy's’ clips of illegal logging emerge
News, Published on 18/06/2014
» The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) set up a panel on Tuesday to investigate illegal logging activity at Phetchaburi’s Kaeng Krachan National Park after pictures and video clips of logging being carried out by men wearing park uniforms emerged.
Park officers raid Karen sites
News, Published on 26/04/2014
» Petchaburi: Officials have launched an operation to reclaim forest land from Karen minority groups which they say are trespassing on Kaeng Krachan National Park land.
Suthep rushes to appease Luang Pu after rally stage 'snub'
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 14/01/2014
» When Luang Pu Buddha Issara prays, his followers listen. When he complains, Suthep Thaugsuban leaps into action.