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Thais look to Japan for waste management tips
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 31/03/2024
» Situated near Osaka city on a man-made island, the Maishima Incineration Plant boasts a striking design crafted by the late Friedensreich Hundertwasser, a Viennese architect and environmentalist.
Activists urge UN, other countries to reject Land Bridge scheme
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 04/03/2024
» A group of local activists has petitioned the United Nations and several foreign embassies to reject the government’s Land Bridge megaproject, saying the project would violate the human rights of residents in the affected areas.
Srettha told to combat haze
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 20/01/2024
» The Administrative Court in Chiang Mai has instructed Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and the National Environmental Board (NEB) to put in place measures to combat ultra-fine dust pollution and especially safeguard the health of people in the northern region.
Long-proposed cable car project at Phu Kradueng mountain faces uncertainty
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 31/12/2023
» A long-proposed project stringing a cable car to the top of a mountain in Phu Kradueng National Park in Loei province is unlikely to come to fruition any time soon.
Group voices concern over Loei cable car
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 06/12/2023
» The Sueb Nakhasathien Foundation on Tuesday raised concerns about potential overcrowding in Phu Kradueng national park in Loei following an attempt to revive a cable car project there.
Saensuk sees years of hard work pay off
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 29/08/2023
» Chon Buri: Saensuk Municipality in Muang district of this eastern province has won a gold award for its success after having teamed up with Dell Corporation and Intel Microelectronic (Thailand) nearly 15 years ago to kick off Thailand's first smart city for elderly people in Chon Buri.
Activist presses BMA to take Ashton action
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 28/08/2023
» Activist Srisuwan Janya is pressing the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) to take action against the Ashton Asoke condo a month after its building permit was retroactively revoked by a court order.
Three illegal resorts to be razed on Phu Thap Boek
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 28/07/2023
» The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has ordered the demolition of three illegally built resorts on Phu Thap Boek, a popular hillside tourism attraction, in Phetchabun province.
Health Ministry to probe RDS leader
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 18/05/2023
» The Public Health Ministry has formed an investigation committee against Dr Supat Hasuwannakit, the Rural Doctors Society (RDS) president, for alleged purchasing irregularities when he was the director of Chana Hospital in Songkhla from 1999-2022.
Wild elephants threaten farms
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 14/03/2023
» Phimphitcha Soonjirad, a 40-year-old teacher from Sai Yok Noi Vitthaya School in Mauen in tambon Chorsadao in Kanchanaburi's Mueang district, on Friday night accompanied a group of local villagers on a patrol close to her village located inside Salak Phra Wildlife Sanctuary, which harbours around 270 wild elephants. Her team's work is just one of many initiatives tried by the locals in a bid to keep the herd from causing damage to the community.