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Tarit resort legal, forest officials say
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 15/03/2014
» The Royal Forest Department has rejected accusations that a luxury resort owned by Department of Special Investigation chief Tarit Pengdith encroached on protected forest land.
Feasts to mark Thai Elephant Day
Published on 13/03/2014
» Rituals and buffet parties were organised at elephant facilities across the country on Thursday to mark Thai Elephant Day.
Natural ‘bank’ aims to clear North's haze
News, Patsara Jikkham, Published on 03/03/2014
» The haze problem in the North affects peoples’ health every dry season. But the Mae Hia municipality in Chiang Mai has realised that mere strict enforcement of a municipal law banning grass burning may not be sufficient to stop the root cause of the problem.
Haze alert in Lampang, Phrae
News, Post Reporters, Published on 27/02/2014
» Lampang and Phrae are being blanketed by haze caused by forest fires in arid areas in the North, the Pollution Control Department says.
DNP looks to boost carbon storage in forest tracts
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 26/02/2014
» The National Parks Department will seek to bolster its forest conservation projects in a bid to showcase national efforts to combat climate change and prepare for the possible launch of a UN-led forestry scheme.
Suthep vows to close all government offices
Online Reporters, Published on 04/02/2014
» Anti-government protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban insists the protesters will shut down all government offices and their past efforts will not be in vain.
Pongsa looks out of the trees and sees the forest
News, Published on 12/01/2014
» After decades of working in the deep forests of Chumphon, Phato watershed management unit chief Pongsa Chunam has jumped on the political reform bandwagon.
Botanists confirm 6 new floral species
Online Reporters, Published on 19/12/2013
» Six floral specimens recently discovered in northern and eastern provinces have been confirmed as new species.
Activists urge PCD sincerity in legal battle
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 18/12/2013
» Local activists have expressed concerns over the Pollution Control Department's fight in the Supreme Court over the Klong Dan wastewater treatment plant.
PCD appeals against Klong Dan ruling
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 07/12/2013
» The Pollution Control Department (PCD) has appealed to the Supreme Court to reverse a lower court's ruling which acquitted all 18 defendants in the high-profile Klong Dan land grab case, PCD lawyer Suprawat Jaisamut said.