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Parks dept mulls closing Maya Bay
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 28/04/2017
» Krabi - The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation is to temporarily close Maya Bay to give the world-famous beach's ecology time to recover.
Public donations of B20m save elephant foundation from closure
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 19/03/2017
» Only five days after Soraida Salwala announced she may need to close her Friends of the Asian Elephant Foundation (FAE) due to financial difficulties, FAE unexpectedly received over 20 million baht in donations, allowing the organisation to continue saving elephants.
Rehabilitation plan set for Maya Bay
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 16/05/2018
» National park authorities Tuesday announced they have come up with a rehabilitation plan for famed Maya Bay in Krabi, which is to close on June 1 to allow it a brief respite from tourists.
Giant hopes for Elephant Day
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 14/03/2022
» The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) has drawn up a 10-year action plan to mitigate human-elephant conflicts that have occurred wherever elephants and locals share the same habitat, competing for the same resources.
Factional undercurrents cause Health Ministry waves
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 16/06/2020
» Despite the respect the Ministry of Public Health has garnered over its handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, the protest at Khon Kaen Hospital last month against the abrupt transfer of its director Dr Chanchai Chanworachaikul has unveiled undercurrents beneath the surface of the ministry.
Don't hide travel history: Govt
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 27/02/2020
» The Public Health Ministry is warning people against withholding information to public health officials and suggesting state agencies and companies issue an advisory and/or a temporary ban on visits to Covid-19 affected countries, as it steps up efforts to contain the spread of the virus.
Cancer patients get final wish
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 10/04/2019
» After fighting a losing battle against breast cancer, 32-year-old "Nim" had one final wish: She desperately wanted to visit Hua Hin beach in Prachuap Khiri Khan province before her time ran out.
The Beach's Maya Bay on Phi Phi to shut down
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 30/03/2018
» The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation has ordered the closure of the world-class tourist site Maya Bay of Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Koh Phi Phi National Park in Krabi province.
Sanctuaries answer the call of the wild
Spectrum, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 04/02/2018
» The golden-tinged sunlight was dimming. A group of 50 hog deer sauntered around a wide field, pausing to eat shoots of grass. Forest officials had recently burned the field, making way for new grass which will provide a source of food for the population of over 200 hog deer living in Phu Khiao-Thung Ka Mang Wildlife Sanctuary in Chaiyaphum province.
Dusit Zoo begins its long goodbye
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 20/08/2018
» The next two weeks will be the last for Dusit Zoo, the country's first, and still most popular, zoo.