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  • OPINION

    Hope sprouts for farming

    News, Editorial, Published on 24/10/2019

    » After weeks of rumour and speculation, the national panel tasked with the control of hazardous substances made a historic decision this week to ban three toxic farm chemicals, namely paraquat, glyphosate and chlorpyrifos. The decision is being hailed as a major victory for food safety advocates. In reality, though, it's just the beginning of a long battle.

  • THAILAND

    Request to lift ban on two farm chemicals refused

    News, Post Reporters, Published on 28/12/2020

    » A request to extend the use of the herbicide paraquat and pesticide chlorpyrifos by pro-chemical alliances was rejected by the National Hazardous Substances Committee (NHSC) chaired by Industry Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit.

  • THAILAND

    Anti-corruption group backs paraquat ban

    Published on 04/10/2019

    » The Anti-Corruption Organisation of Thailand (ACT) on Friday joined a growing chorus of groups backing a ban on the use of three harmful farm chemicals, calling on the National Hazardous Substances Committee (NHSC) to hold an open vote on the issue.

  • OPINION

    Toxic wait must end

    News, Editorial, Published on 15/10/2019

    » The change in the composition of the National Hazardous Substances Committee (NHSC), which regulates use of three harmful farm chemicals -- paraquat, glyphosate and chlorpyrifos -- could add complications to a move to have the trio banned.

  • OPINION

    Toxic policies just as bad as toxic chemicals

    News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 08/09/2018

    » It seems Deputy Agriculture and Agriculture Cooperatives Minister Wiwat Salyakamthorn's days with the military regime are numbered. His likely exit has been widely speculated upon after his strong stance against "three dirty farm chemicals", namely, paraquat, chlorpyrifos and glyphosate.

  • THAILAND

    Mananya resists delaying toxin ban

    News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 25/11/2019

    » Deputy Agriculture Minister Mananya Thaiset will on Monday ask the Department of Agriculture (DA) to explain why it has asked for a six-month delay on the ban of three toxic farm chemicals.

  • THAILAND

    Court delays chemical ban ruling

    News, Post Reporters, Published on 31/10/2019

    » The Administrative Court on Wednesday postponed a ruling on a petition seeking an injunction to suspend the ban on three toxic farm chemicals.

  • THAILAND

    Grisada plots immediate paraquat ban

    News, Post Reporters, Published on 09/07/2019

    » Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Grisada Boonrach yesterday expressed his desire to leave a legacy before leaving office by imposing an immediate ban on three toxic farm chemicals, namely paraquat, glyphosate and chlorpyrifos.

  • OPINION

    Glyphosate slant omits legal cases

    News, Editorial, Published on 27/10/2019

    » The Prayut Chan-o-cha government is doing the right thing in standing up to the US after its demand that Thailand lift the ban on three extremely toxic farm chemicals: the herbicides paraquat and glyphosate, and the pesticide chlorpyrifos.

  • OPINION

    Poisoning the land

    News, Editorial, Published on 07/02/2019

    » The resignation of respected Chulalongkorn Hospital doctor Thiravat Hemachudha, together with two academics, from a panel tasked with toxic farm chemical control has revealed a malady in the country's fight against paraquat and two other hazardous chemicals, namely glyphosate and chlorpyrifos.

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