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Blitz on smoky cars to curb PM2.5 smog
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 13/11/2021
» The Pollution Control Department (PCD) aims to reduce PM2.5 air pollution by 25% by imposing the maximum punishment under the traffic law on any driver whose vehicle produces black smoke caused by poor maintenance.
New rules set for gaur-spotting
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 20/01/2020
» Nakhon Ratchasima: The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) has agreed on a set of wildlife spotting rules with a famous Buddhist monastery located in the Khao Phaengma Non-Hunting Area.
City pollution at 'national disaster' level
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 24/03/2018
» Bangkok must upgrade its ultra-fine dust pollution problem to "national disaster" level in order to strengthen protections against its far-reaching health impacts, ranging from heart and brain disorders to cancer.
Would Bangkokians tolerate a vehicle ban to ease toxic haze?
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 21/02/2018
» A vehicle ban is needed to tamp down Bangkok's growing haze problem as the health of city residents is being put at risk, a local expert on pollution said Tuesday.
Agencies to band together in corruption case
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 06/02/2017
» The country's anti-graft agencies assigned to investigate the Rolls-Royce bribery case will meet on Thursday to share information in the case and mull whether to take legal action against those involved in the bribery.
EIT urges floodways to cut flood impacts
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 11/01/2017
» Floodway construction is required to limit the impact of immense flooding and economic losses for people living in the southern provinces, and city planning should be adjusted to better enable disaster responses, says the Engineering Institute of Thailand (EIT).
32 provinces on storm alert
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 04/10/2015
» Residents in 32 provinces are being warned to brace for heavy downpours today as tropical storm Mujigae is due to make landfall in northern Vietnam.