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Pot arrest 'linked with Big Pharma'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 10/04/2019
» The arrest of Khaokwan Foundation activists, including founder Daycha Siripatra, for harvesting marijuana might be linked to Big Pharma, according to deputy agriculture minister, Wiwat Salyakamthorn.
Biothai, FTA Watch to float advice on marijuana
News, Post Reporters, Published on 11/01/2019
» Biodiversity Sustainable Agriculture Food Sovereignty Action Thailand (Biothai) and FTA Watch will put forward a five-point proposal to prevent the patenting of marijuana extracts by large, foreign pharmaceutical firms.
Group in push to ban farm chemicals
News, Post Reporters, Published on 10/01/2019
» A consumer advocacy group will file a lawsuit against the government's Hazardous Substance Committee (HSC) later this month over its decision not to impose a full ban on three major chemicals in vegetable and herb farming.
Biothai wades into patents row
News, Post Reporters, Published on 19/11/2018
» An advocacy group is calling on the Department of Intellectual Property to better regulate the patenting of cannabis extracts in traditional Thai medicines.
Protesters to petition PM for pesticide ban
News, Post Reporters, Published on 05/06/2018
» About 700 members of hundreds of civic groups will rally outside Government House on Tuesday in protest against a decision to allow the continued use of three toxic pesticides for farming.
Alert sounded over pesticides in hydroponic veggies
News, Post Reporters, Published on 23/01/2018
» Nearly two-thirds of hydroponically grown vegetables recently tested for potentially harmful pesticides were found to be in excess of the maximum residue limit, according to the Thailand Pesticide Alert Network (Thai-PAN).
Agri bureau hits back at damning fruit, veg survey
News, Post Reporters, Published on 10/05/2016
» A fruit and vegetable survey, released by the Thai-Pesticide Alert Network (Thai-Pan) late last week to widespread public concern, is questionable, says the National Bureau of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards (ACFS).
PM defends ThaiHealth purge
News, Post Reporters, Published on 07/01/2016
» The ouster of seven board members of the Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth) is meant to halt funding to media and civic groups who are critical of the military government, say critics.
Civic groups plot TPP war
News, Post Reporters, Published on 14/11/2015
» Nine civic organisations are gearing up to unite and campaign against the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade pact and a proposed biosafety bill they believe will have detrimental effects on farmers and biodiversity if adopted.