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P-move opposes 99-year leases for foreign investors
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 17/04/2017
» Supporters of the People's Movement for a Just Society, also known as P-move, have threatened to rally in front of Government House to protest against the cabinet's resolution allowing foreign investors to lease government land in the eastern special economic development zone for up to 99 years.
330kg of Malawi ivory seized at Suvarnabhumi
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 08/03/2017
» Officials on Tuesday confiscated more than 300kg of elephant tusks from Malawi at Suvarnabhumi airport and arrested a Gambian national on charges of ivory smuggling and violating customs laws.
Palm oil giants lose rights to forest land
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 03/01/2016
» Large palm oil companies will lose their lucrative access to forest areas after the Royal Forest Department announced it would not renew plantation concessions.
Experts fear orangutans will not adapt
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 15/11/2015
» Bogor, Indonesia: As 14 orangutans settle down after their flight from Bangkok, wildlife experts fear they will have difficulty adjusting to life back in the wild on their native island of Borneo.
Unhealthy haze worsens in Phuket
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 07/10/2015
» Haze generated by smoke from Indonesian forest fires eased in Thailand’s southernmost provinces Wednesday even as it worsened in Phuket, the Pollution Control Department said.
Haze due to worsen in 10 North provinces
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 01/04/2015
» Pollution caused by haze might worsen in 10 northern provinces by the middle of this month due to slash-and-burn farming practices, says Natural Resources and Environment Minister Gen Dapong Rattanasuwan.
Haze forces Kan Airlines to scrap route
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 04/03/2015
» Worsening haze conditions in Thailand's northern provinces has prompted Kan Airlines to cancel domestic flights between Chiang Mai and Mae Hong Son, Mae Hong Son Airport director Weerawat Takhong said on Tuesday.
Japanese woman in surrogacy case flees
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 10/08/2014
» A Japanese woman linked to a potential human trafficking case involving 13 surrogate babies has fled the country, a police source confirmed on Saturday.
Fans stream in to bid farewell
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 23/09/2013
» Lhinping's fans are streaming to Chiang Mai Zoo to spend their final moments with the popular panda before she is sent to China on Saturday.
Parks officials seize 11 otters at airport
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 23/01/2013
» The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation has confiscated 11 otters at Suvarnabhumi airport and seized over 100 protected birds from local markets in Bangkok.