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Expect city smog to worsen, experts say
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 17/07/2013
» Bangkok's air quality is likely to worsen, air pollution experts say.
Centuries-old temple on WHC 'tentative list'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 22/06/2013
» PHNOM PENH - The World Heritage Committee (WHC) on Friday endorsed Thailand's proposal for the inclusion of Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan on the World Heritage tentative list.
Private firms set to pick up watershed reforestation work
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 06/06/2013
» The Office of the National Water and Flood Management Policy (NWFMP) looks set to exclude the Forestry Department from its reforestation plans under the 350-billion-baht flood prevention scheme, a department source said yesterday.
10,000 doors that won't open
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 04/06/2013
» The Royal Forest Department will seek a cabinet decision on what to do with about 10,000 doors left unattended at the department because they couldn't be distributed to victims of the 2011 flood in time.
Wildlife trafficking in Asean still rampant
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 02/06/2013
» Wildlife trafficking continues unabated throughout Southeast Asia, with the number of animals and carcasses being discovered by officials rising each year, the Asean Wildlife Enforcement Network has reported.
Woravat to fight stored rice decay
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 02/06/2013
» Science and Technology Minister Woravat Au-apinyakul has expressed concern that rice stored under the government's mortgaging scheme will rot if it's left in storage for too long.
Unmanned plane to help in jumbo hunt
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 29/04/2013
» Officials will install 20 cameras and use unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) to locate a pachyderm which officials believe might be a baby white elephant.
Water diversion project under fire
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 21/04/2013
» Activists have voiced their opposition to Deputy Prime Minister Plodprasop Suraswadi's plan to divert water from the Salween and Mekong rivers to feed the water-starved Northeast. The proposed projects are not the right solution to the drought problem in the region, they said.
Pipeline EIA approval broke law, says judge
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 27/03/2013
» The approval of the environmental impact assessment (EIA) for the Thai-Malaysian gas pipeline in Songkhla 12 years ago was illegal, a Supreme Administrative Court judge said Tuesday.
Red Cross hails HIV trial result
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 16/03/2013
» HIV-positive patients have a high chance of a "functional cure" if they receive antiretroviral drugs within two weeks of infection, according to initial findings of a Thai Red Cross Society (TRCS) research project.