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UN: World choking on plastic
AFP, Published on 06/06/2018
» NEW DELHI: Up to five trillion grocery bags are used each year and like most plastic garbage barely any is recycled, the UN said Tuesday as it warned the world was choking on trash.
Police bid to nab ex-monk hits snag
News, Published on 06/06/2018
» The return of fugitive former monk Phra Phrom Methee to Thailand to face questioning over his involvement in the temple fund embezzlement scandal, will probably take longer than expected, according to a high-ranking source who asked not to be named.
Regime under pressure to lift politics ban
News, Published on 06/06/2018
» Pressure is mounting on the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) to lift the ban on political activities immediately in light of the Constitutional Court's ruling in favour of an NCPO order amending the organic law on political parties.
Airport 'soft spots' to get concrete fix
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 06/06/2018
» Airports of Thailand Plc (AoT) is set to inject 2.5 billion baht to replace all 700,000 square metres of asphalt with concrete on all the runways at Suvarnabhumi airport to permanently solve the threat of "soft spots" that have been reported there.
Obec deputy chief transferred
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 06/06/2018
» Education Minister Teerakiat Jareonsettasin on Tuesday ordered the abrupt transfer of Office of Basic Education Commission (Obec) deputy secretary-general Narong Paewpolsong to the Regional Education Office 15 in Chiang Mai.
Protesters push for toxic pesticide ban
News, Taam Yingcharoen, Published on 06/06/2018
» About 150 representatives from 686 civic groups held a rally at Government House to demand Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha ban two controversial pesticides, and limit the use of a third, by the end of the year.
Plastic not fantastic: 'End the reliance'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 06/06/2018
» The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and 11 other ministries expressed interest Tuesday, at an event marking World Environment Day, in reducing the use of plastic bags and polystyrene foam in their offices.
30 state hospitals to bin plastic bags
News, Published on 06/06/2018
» All 30 state hospitals under the Department of Medical Services (DMS) are to stop providing patients with plastic bags to take medication home in from Oct 1.
MRT price hike pushed back
News, Post Reporters, Published on 06/06/2018
» The cabinet has rejected a price hike request by the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) for the MRT Blue Line, citing the fact it has given the public less than 30 days' notice.