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Farm chemical ban lacks support
Oped, Editorial, Published on 06/12/2020
» People who have optimistically thought the ban on toxic farm chemicals, like paraquat and chlorpyrifos, that took effect in the middle of this year should make vegetables and fruits safer to consume should think again.
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An unsavoury pesticide saga
Oped, Editorial, Published on 06/11/2020
» Local news reports that Taiwan is to return or destroy a batch of a famous tea brand and ground chilli from Thailand because of insecticide residues look bad for Thailand, which promotes itself as the kitchen of the world.
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Boost organic farming
Oped, Editorial, Published on 03/10/2020
» The National Hazardous Substances Committee (NHSC) deserves praise for displaying tenacity in maintaining its ban on two toxic farm chemicals: herbicide paraquat and pesticide chlorpyrifos.
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Locals resist environmental dictatorship
Oped, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 03/09/2020
» Drenched with a heavy downpour on Tuesday night while picketing in front of Government House, Anong Kuson looked up at the ferocious sky, her face wet with tears mixed with merciless rain.
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Wean farmers off chemicals
Oped, Editorial, Published on 02/09/2020
» The Prayut Chan-o-cha government must prevent attempts by the Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives Ministry to revoke the ban on farmers using extremely toxic substances on their crops.
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Win-win solution for forests, people
Oped, Published on 22/07/2020
» The forests are rapidly dwindling. But the people living in forest areas need to live off the land. Supporting them to practise sustainable or green farming saves both the forests and the locals' livelihoods. Why then is this win-win solution only applied to some local areas, and not yet scaled up to a wider scale?
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Shaking up the sugar biz
Oped, Editorial, Published on 13/06/2020
» There's no denying that Thailand's sugarcane industry is in a state of crisis. With prices heading to all-time lows, farmers -- many of whom are already struggling to make ends meet -- will need a lot more than ad hoc handouts to survive over the long run.
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Striving for safer food
News, Editorial, Published on 02/06/2020
» A gruelling campaign by food safety advocates to have two extremely toxic farm chemicals banned has finally borne fruit. The ban on chlorpyrifos and paraquat, which was announced in the Royal Gazette, took effect yesterday.
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Sugarcane leaves a bitter aftertaste
Oped, Published on 06/05/2020
» Two of the country's major environmental problems -- PM2.5 ultrafine dust and toxic contamination -- stem largely from sugarcane farming, which ironically receives a big chunk of state subsidies.
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Govt gets Fs for protecting women
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 09/03/2020
» If you fail but still keep trying to reach your goal, that is noble. But if you keep telling the world you are trying to do good but are the actual perpetrator, then you are not just a hypocrite. When it involves violence and death, you are a criminal.
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