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Khon Kaen and Ubon Ratchathani zoos targets Lao visitors
Chakkrapan Natanri, Published on 12/11/2018
» 30% discount is given out to neighbouring country visitors who visit zoos in Khon Kaen and Ubon Ratchathani provinces.
Golf courses, zoos, airports in for tax breaks, ministry says
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 02/04/2018
» Golf courses, zoos and airports are among business operators which could enjoy tax alleviation measures under a proposed land and buildings tax bill planned for next year, the Finance Ministry says.
Six zoos to swing back into action with free visit offer
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 13/06/2020
» From Monday, six zoos will reopen for visitors free of charge, with 127 national parks also set to open their doors again soon.
Cites agrees on near-total ban on sending wild elephants to zoos
AFP, Published on 27/08/2019
» GENEVA: The regulator of global wildlife trade will impose a near-total ban on sending African elephants captured from the wild to zoos after a final vote on the issue on Tuesday.
Lessons from 'Moo Deng'
Oped, Editorial, Published on 17/09/2024
» The popularity of two-month-old pygmy hippo "Moo Deng" is not happenstance. It is the fruit of a laborious and systematic media campaign by the public relations team of Khao Kheow Open Zoo to promote their animals.
Tiger Zoo shuttered, but problem only gets worse
New York Times, Published on 23/09/2019
» SI RACHA, Chon Buri: When Thai park rangers raided a popular zoo famous for letting visitors feed and handle tigers, their grisly haul three years ago shocked the world: 1,600 tiger parts, including pelts, amulets fashioned from skins, scores of teeth, 40 dead cubs found in a freezer and 20 more preserved in jars.
Thailand lauded for war on ivory smugglers
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 02/10/2018
» Thailand has been praised for its achievement in tackling the illegal ivory trade as mandated by Cites, according to the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP).
Cages are not for tigers
Oped, Editorial, Published on 05/12/2020
» The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Protection (DNP) deserves lavish praise for its actions taken against the illegal tiger trade. On Nov 30, DNP officials impounded five tiger cubs from Suan Sua Mukda in Mukdahan. The young tigers are believed to have been smuggled in as DNA tests showed that they are not related to any in captivity.
Dusit Zoo to close for good at the end of this month
Published on 08/08/2018
» The end is nigh for Bangkok's famous Dusit Zoo, which will close its gates for good at the end of this month and begin the slow move to its new home in Pathum Thani.
Talking democracy
Oped, Postbag, Published on 28/12/2023
» Re: "Democracy risks", (PostBag, Dec 19) and "Thailand's semi-democracy faces risk", (Opinion, Dec 15).