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Expert urges review of alcohol rules
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 06/03/2025
» A former member of the National Committee on Alcoholic Beverage Control on Wednesday asked the committee to review its resolution to allow alcohol sales on Buddhist holidays at certain venues to cater for tourists.
Health ministry to push work from home nationwide
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 21/01/2025
» The Ministry of Public Health will propose encouraging people across the country to work from home next week, after levels of PM2.5 ultrafine dust pollution exceeded safe levels in almost every province on Tuesday, with the worst recorded in Greater Bangkok.
Thailand's full plastic waste import ban faces hurdles
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 05/01/2025
» The long-standing fight by civil society to protect Thailand from becoming a dumping ground for global plastic waste achieved a significant milestone when a law banning the import of plastic scraps into the country came into effect on Jan 1.
Top environmental issues of 2024: Kingdom's ecology under attack
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 31/12/2024
» Environmental issues damaged Thai society and the economy in a number of ways in 2024.
Salt reduction plan seen as key to curbing NCDs
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 17/12/2024
» The Public Health Ministry has announced measures to reduce salt and sodium consumption, aiming to reduce the problem of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs).
DDC sounds alarm as Evali vaping disease detected
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 21/11/2024
» The first case of Evali disease found in Buri Ram is worrying the Department of Disease Control (DDC) which fears a growing number of cases which are linked to e-cigarettes.
Alarm raised about contaminated grapes
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 25/10/2024
» The Thai Pesticide Alert Network (Thai-PAN) has warned about contamination of Shine Muscat grapes, after finding that most of the samples it collected contained hazardous chemical residues above maximum permitted levels.
Thailand's forest dept doubles its take from visits
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 20/10/2024
» The Department of National Parks, Wildlife, and Plant Conservation (DNP)'s income has increased by almost 50% to 2.2 billion baht in the fiscal year 2024.
Locals say no to Thai national park demarcation
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 14/07/2024
» National Park Office director Chaiwat Limlikhitaksorn is calling on the cabinet to review a cabinet resolution dated on March 14, 2023, concerning the demarcation of a 265,000-rai boundary at the Thap Lan National Park.
95% in online poll oppose shrinking Thap Lan park
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 12/07/2024
» Ninety-five percent of the more than 900,000 people who took part in an online survey oppose revoking the protected status of 265,286 rai (425 square kilometres) of land in Thap Lan National Park, according to the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP).