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Forest rangers get submachine guns
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 24/11/2024
» The Royal Forest Department has bought locally-made weapons from the Ministry of Defence, saying it was the first time the department has obtained modern submachine guns for the protection of over 32 million rai of the country's forest zone.
Calls mount for city flood retention areas
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 18/09/2022
» Located in a low-lying area on the Chao Phraya River basin, Bangkok covers an area of 1,569km² but it has little space for green areas that can be converted into flood retention areas.
Transport ministry plans cleaner marine gas stations
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 30/09/2018
» The Transport Ministry plans to open liquefied natural gas (LNG) stations along the eastern seaboard for vessels using clean energy, according to Pailin Chuchottaworn, deputy transport minister.
Experts urge coal, nuclear energy future
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 12/08/2015
» Thailand must build more coal-fired and new nuclear power plants to meet its energy needs and strengthen energy security as future supplies of natural gas are uncertain, engineers said yesterday.
Egat says more coal-fired power plants needed
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 24/11/2014
» The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) has confirmed Thailand will have to build more coal-fired power plants to meet its energy needs since future supplies of natural gas are uncertain and renewable energy is expensive.
Food security 'hit severely by pledging'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 15/06/2013
» The government's rice-pledging scheme has had a severe negative impact on national food security, an academic says.
PES scheme to be trialed in national parks
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 26/03/2012
» The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation plans to launch a trial Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) scheme at five national parks and one wildlife sanctuary.