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Health system faces new pressure
News, Kannika Damrongplasit & Glenn Melnick, Published on 29/04/2024
» There is much to celebrate, but there will be many new challenges in Thailand's health care system.
Making exports for a low-carbon era
Oped, Kannika Thampanishvong & Nipon Poapongsakorn, Published on 27/03/2024
» Exports have been Thailand's important growth engine for many decades. A number of Thailand's export destinations have shown increasing interest in and support for low-carbon products. Failure to meet global demand for low-carbon products risks Thailand's competitiveness in international trade.
Clean energy key to Thai climate goals
Oped, Siripa Julakarn & Wichsinee Wibulpolprasert, Published on 15/02/2023
» Thailand has vowed to reach net-zero emissions by 2065, but without taking action against its biggest polluter -- the energy sector -- its promise will fall flat.
How to avoid EEC waste 'time bomb'
Oped, Kannika Thampanishvong & Promphat Bhumiwat, Published on 22/06/2022
» Despite the government's bravado about the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) being the country's economic powerhouse, one important question still gets an elusive answer: Has the EEC fulfilled its promise of protecting the environment?
Fight the PM2.5 war for clean air now
Oped, Promphat Bhumiwat and Kannika Thampanishvong, Published on 12/05/2021
» The annual toxic haze season in over, and now that the public has into forgotten about it, there's another health hazard -- known as Covid-19 -- to worry about.
Win-win solution for forests, people
Oped, Kannika Thampanishvong & Natthaporn Butpho, 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?
Face mask crisis of another design
Oped, Kannika Thampanishvong & Wichsinee Wibulpolprasert, Published on 27/05/2020
» Medical face masks keep us safe from the new coronavirus. Discarding of soiled masks improperly, however, not only harms the environment, but also people. Our carelessness can come back to harm us with a vengeance.
Carrot-and-stick to beat plastic waste
News, Kannika Thampanishvong, Wichsinee Wibulpolprasert & Pramon Karnchanapimonkul, Published on 25/09/2019
» Last year, a pilot whale was washed up on the shore of Songkhla province. It spat out some plastic and died. In its stomach were 80 or more plastic bags and other plastic items weighing more than eight kilogrammes.
Electric cars will help cut smog
News, Wichsinee Wibulpolprasert & Sunthorn Tunmuntong, Published on 27/02/2019
» Increasing air pollution in Thailand caused by hazardous particulate matter known as PM2.5 has led many people to ask where this threat is coming from. According to several respected scholars and a study by the Pollution Control Department, diesel vehicle fuel exhaust emissions is one of the main causes. (Another is the burning of forest under-growth and agricultural clearing).
Climate change hits tourism in North
News, Kannika Thampanishvong & Pramon Karnchanapimonkul, Published on 23/01/2019
» The impacts of climate change and global warming are severely affecting tourism all over the globe, and Thailand is no exception.