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Firms, agencies pledge to cut plastic
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 06/06/2018
» More than 20 businesses and state agencies have set about tackling the nation's mounting plastic waste problem with the roll-out of a "plastic waste killer" campaign aimed at cutting plastic waste in half by 2027.
Koh Larn sullied by tourist overload as waste mounts
News, Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 06/06/2018
» Pattaya City is being encouraged to adopt a series of measures to curb waste and other environmental issues associated with the overwhelming number of tourists visiting the nearby island of Koh Larn on a daily basis.
City Hall, provinces roll out flood plans
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 06/06/2018
» City Hall has rolled out water management strategies to tackle flooding across Bangkok and five neighbouring provinces during this year's rainy season.
NCPO rejects claims of intimidation tactics
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 06/06/2018
» Army chief Chalermchai Sitthisad has brushed off complaints by the Future Forward Party that authorities are attempting to intimidate its members, saying the party must present evidence of such acts to officials.
Don stands firm, refuses to resign
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 06/06/2018
» Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai insisted Tuesday he will not resign from office, saying his wife had already reduced her shareholding in a private company.
South Korea, Japan lead Asia-Pacific's most innovative universities
Life, Published on 06/06/2018
» Every scientist hopes for a "Eureka" moment -- the jolt of sudden insight when a discovery becomes clear. But great advances always follow regular progress, and while individual researchers might strive for disruption, institutions are most successful when they're consistent and steady. That's one conclusion of Reuters' annual ranking of Asia Pacific's Most Innovative Universities, a list that identifies and ranks the educational institutions doing the most to advance science, invent new technologies and power new markets and industries.
Making folk heroes super
Life, Patipat Janthong, Published on 06/06/2018
» Sounds from a traditional Thai piphat music ensemble resonated, as a likay comedian appeared on stage wearing a Batman costume at a folk theatre performance at a temple in Pathum Thani, near Bangkok last week.
Crime cleanup launched to make Pattaya 'livable'
Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 06/06/2018
» CHON BURI: Teams of law enforcement officers were deployed throughout Pattaya and its environs on Wednesday morning with the launch of a special operation to root out crime and "make the city livable".
Dengue outbreak in lower Northeast
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 06/06/2018
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: A dengue outbreak in the lower Northeast has led to 488 infections being recorded since the beginning of this year, most of them children, the Office of Disease Prevention and Control reported on Wednesday.
Thais, Taiwanese phone-scammers caught in Malaysia
Online Reporters, Published on 06/06/2018
» Ten Thais and two Taiwanese were arrested during a joint raid by Thai and Malaysian police on a house in Penang, Malaysia, used as a base by a Taiwanese-led phone-call syndicate late on Tuesday night.