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First lot of toxic waste moved
News, Post Reporters, Published on 30/04/2024
» The transfer of the first lot of toxic tailings which had been illegally moved from a landfill in Tak kicked off yesterday and is expected to conclude in June, according to a source in the Industry Ministry.
New deal to end university land saga
News, Post Reporters, Published on 18/11/2023
» The Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHSRI) is proposing a new deal to help the relocation of the Rajamangala University of Technology Tawan-ok (RMUTTO) Uthenthawai campus from Chulalongkorn University (CU) land.
BMA plans to upgrade its waste management system
News, Post Reporters, Published on 14/11/2023
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will rent electric garbage trucks to replace their diesel vehicles and build two more waste-to-energy (WTE) plants to improve the city's waste management.
Network urges PM to endorse stalled clean air bill
Post Reporters, Published on 13/11/2023
» An environmental advocacy network is pressing Prime Minister Srettha Thaivisin to endorse a clean air bill it proposed to parliament a year ago but which remains mired in the legislative process.
Truck-weighing tech to go citywide
News, Post Reporters, Published on 11/11/2023
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) plans to install weighing technology for trucks throughout the city in the wake of a midweek accident on busy Sukhumvit Road involving an overweight lorry, spokesman Aekvarunyoo Amarapala said on Friday.
Ministry's ambitious Clean Air Bill to go before cabinet this month
News, Post Reporters, Published on 05/11/2023
» The Ministry of Natural Resource and Environment (MNRE) will push a draft Clean Air Act for cabinet consideration later this month to prevent the problem of air pollution from spinning out of control.
BMA, navy to liaise on river walkway
News, Post Reporters, Published on 28/10/2023
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) and the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) have set up a joint committee to supervise a walkway project to link tourist attractions along the Chao Phraya River on the Thon Buri side.
Ministry to draw up rules on 4am limit
News, Post Reporters, Published on 27/10/2023
» An agreement has been reached in principle for the Interior Ministry to draw up a regulation that will set the criteria for nighttime entertainment venues in areas with high tourism potential to be granted extended operating hours until 4am, ministry spokeswoman Traisuree Taisaranakul said yesterday.
Air pollution will be worse this season
Post Reporters, Published on 24/10/2023
» The Pollution Control Department has warned that ultra fine dust levels will be worse this harvest season than last year because of drier weather, and will peak in February.
Gatherings banned around Govt House amid P-Move protest
Post Reporters, Published on 08/10/2023
» Police have banned all public gatherings within a 50-metre radius of Government House until Wednesday, as the protest staged by People's Movement for a Just Society (P-Move) outside parliament enters a second week.