• OPINION

  A fund for toxic waste

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 24/04/2024

  » Accidents involving toxic waste are not unusual in Thailand. With weak law enforcement and irresponsible operators, Thai society has been affected by several accidents and threats caused by toxic waste management or the lack thereof.

• OPINION

  Wild jumbos not the issue

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 16/03/2024

  » To mark National Elephant Day -- which is celebrated every year on March 13 -- the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has rolled out a conservation plan to protect elephants. The highlight of this year's celebrations was a scheme by the Department of National Parks and Wildlife to develop "training centres" to tame "angry elephants", according to Attapon Charoenchansa, director-general of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP).

• OPINION

  Fast-track law on pollution

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 16/02/2024

  » On Wednesday, environmental groups submitted a draft of the Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR) law to parliament. This is not the first time the groups -- comprised of EnLAW, Ecological Alert and Recovery-Thailand and Greenpeace (Thailand) -- have been trying to push this crucial piece of legislation into law.

• OPINION

  Green efforts need backing

  News, Editorial, Published on 06/12/2023

  » It is good news that the Soil and Fertilizer Society of Thailand won the King Bhumibol Soil Day Award 2023, which is an official United Nations award.

• OPINION

  Black marks for recycling

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 08/11/2023

  » Environmental justice finally prevailed for a community in Ratchaburi province that has suffered from the environmental impacts of garbage recycling for almost two decades.

• OPINION

  MFP shows how it's done

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 13/09/2023

  » The resounding victory by Move Forward Party (MFP) candidate Pongsathorn Sornpetnarin in the Rayong by-election over the weekend symbolises voters' thirst for new politics.

• OPINION

  Phuket oil spill fiasco

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 11/08/2023

  » Viral images of villagers and tourists in Phuket cleaning sea turtles covered in oil have been a shock and cast the island province in a negative light.

• OPINION

  Red dust fiasco

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 22/03/2023

  » After a 10 days search, government agencies found radiated red dust believed to be from the remains of a caesium-137 tube, which disappeared from a power plant on Feb 23.

• OPINION

  Coral reefs face new health threat

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 01/01/2023

  » The end of the year is a time for rest, reflection, and hope of a better future, whether for our family and friends, or for the planet we live on. Unfortunately, this year has continued the trend of climate-linked disasters and as the year comes to an end, disturbing news closer to home has surfaced.

• OPINION

  Recycling a risk in itself

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 14/12/2022

  » Rayong provincial court yesterday ordered Win Process Co -- a hazardous waste recycling company -- to clean up toxic waste contamination and pay 20.82-million-baht compensation to villagers who had been forced to suffer the effects of the contamination for a decade.

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