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Bangkok's creative city tag to spur the economy
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 08/12/2019
» What pictures come to mind when you think about the design of buildings and landscape in Bangkok? Are they images of pavements dotted with potholes and rows of amputated trees with spaghetti-knot power lines or does Bangkok's landscape display a hodgepodge of traditional and contemporary design with historical temples nestled among high-rises, and majestic royal palaces coexisting with modern-day architecture?
Thanathorn gives up parliament roles
Online Reporters, Published on 30/11/2019
» Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit has resigned from the House's extraordinary committee on the budget bill, a day after he was viewed as ruffling some feathers by making inquiries about the armed forces' off-budget funds.
Political indifference fuels air-pollution crisis
News, Published on 24/11/2019
» There is no way of putting it, say leading academics, other than that this government is ill-equipped to stop the air pollution crisis from spiralling out of control. Despite proclamations, like Natural Resources and Environment Minister Warawut Silpa-archa's goal to solve the PM2.5 problem by 2022, the policy-making culture seems to be blind to what nature is telling us. Instead, lawmakers downplay threats to human health, allowing conflicts of interest to overshadow meaningful advances toward solutions.
The pollution paralysis: Thailand's structural inability to clean up its air
News, Published on 17/11/2019
» Air pollution has blanketed Bangkok and most of Thailand again this month. As expected, the government has responded with the usual raft of contingency measures, but nothing to address the problem at its root.
2 orangutans going home to Indonesia next month
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 09/11/2019
» The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation will repatriate two orangutans to Indonesia under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Cites) treaty by the end of December.
Orangutans heading back to Indonesia
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 08/11/2019
» Thai conservation officials will repatriate two orangutans to Indonesia under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Cites) by the end of December.
FFP suffers 120 resignations
News, Post Reporters, Published on 29/10/2019
» Some 30 unsuccessful election candidates and 90 other Future Forward Party (FFP) members yesterday went to the Election Commission offices to tender their resignations, citing dissatisfaction over the way the party is run.
New joint bid to end wildlife trafficking
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 08/10/2019
» The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) is joining hands with several international organisations to launch a campaign to end wildlife trafficking.
Action urged over hornbill hunting
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 28/09/2019
» Thailand now has only 100 helmeted hornbills (Rhinoplax vigil), a protected species, due to illegal hunting, and urgent intervention is needed, the Wildlife Conservation Office (WCO) said yesterday.
Urgent action called for over hornbill hunting
Post Reporters, Published on 27/09/2019
» Thailand now has only 100 helmeted hornbills (Rhinoplax vigil), a protected species, due to illegal hunting, and urgent intervention is needed, the Wildlife Conservation Office (WCO) said on Friday.