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'Foul is fair': Shakespeare ban is lifted
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 21/02/2024
» The Supreme Administrative Court ended an 11-year ban on domestic screenings of the controversial movie Shakespeare Tong Tai (Shakespeare Must Die) on Tuesday.
‘This week, no one’: Tourists shun choking Chiang Mai
AFP, Published on 12/04/2023
» CHIANG MAI: Hazardous pollution levels in northern Thailand have left the historic city of Chiang Mai choking under thick smog, with local residents worried about the impact on tourism — and their health.
Eco-farming 'to undo harm'
News, Pratch Rujivanarom, Published on 03/10/2022
» As the agricultural sector is responsible for over a quarter of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, environmental experts say the best solution to reverse the crisis is by reforming the farming system to encourage more eco-farming.
Inquiry into 'coyote' dancing, music show in Khao Yai park
Apinya Wipatayotin and Online Reporters, Published on 28/01/2022
» The Khao Yai National Park chief will be moved to allow for a fact-finding inquiry after video showing scantily dressed "coyote" girls dancing to music inside the park went viral online.
Donated jabs 'for workers'
News, Post reporters, Published on 26/07/2021
» The Public Health Ministry said no less than 500,000 doses of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine donated by the United States will be allocated to frontline health workers, before insisting no VIPs will be allowed to bypass the system to acquire the jabs.
Holding those behind the haze to account
News, Gary Boyle, Published on 21/03/2021
» Chiang Mai spent several days this month as the most polluted city on the planet, with PM2.5 levels reaching 226 microgrammes per cubic meter (μg/m³) there. The predictability of the annual surge in pollution and the lack of effective preventative action have angered city residents and concerned civil society groups.
Civil groups call on public to support clean air bill
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 18/09/2020
» Civil society groups have appealed to the public to back a clean air bill, saying it needs at least 10,000 signatures before the draft can be submitted for parliamentary readings.
Chiang Mai air pollution worst in the world
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 13/03/2019
» Forest fires have sent air quality in nine provinces to a level considered harmful to people's health, as cities in the North like Chiang Mai registered air quality that was among the world's worst.
Army chief: Turn Doi Suthep complex into learning centre
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 11/04/2018
» A much-criticised housing project for judicial officials at the foot of Chiang Mai's Doi Suthep could be turned into learning centres for the benefit of locals, army chief Chalermchai Sitthisad has suggested.
Activist bites back at dead leopard posts
News, Taam Yingcharoen, Published on 15/02/2018
» An environmental activist has criticised netizens for dismissing the recent death of an Indochinese leopard, saying the killing was tragic because the species is so rare and important to nature.