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Big things expected from new microelectronics plant
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 08/10/2024
» Thailand's first-ever silicon carbide wafer factory slated to start production in Lamphun province within the next two years will set a milestone for the country's semiconductor industry, according to the Thai Microelectronics Center (TMEC), the national research and development unit of wafer fabrication.
Cadmium waste buyer faces charge
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 18/04/2024
» Police have charged the buyer of cadmium waste from Tak who stored tailings in Bangkok and Samut Sakhon with illegally possessing a hazardous substance.
Another 1,000 tonnes of cadmium found in Samut Sakhon
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 09/04/2024
» Police have discovered another 1,000 tonnes of carcinogenic cadmium at a depot in Samut Sakhon and are looking for at least 1,500 more tonnes that are still unaccounted for.
Excessive cadmium levels found in foundry workers
Post Reporters, Published on 08/04/2024
» Excessive cadmium levels have been found in workers at the foundries in Samut Sakhon province where mishandled cadmium waste was first discovered last week, as officials continue to check for contamination in two provinces.
Search for missing cadmium goes on
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 08/04/2024
» Officials continue to search for the remaining 3,256 tonnes of carcinogenic cadmium waste illegally moved from Tak province, after tracing a total of 10,194 tonnes so far.
More toxic cadmium found, another 2,500 tonnes still sought
Post Reporters, Published on 07/04/2024
» Officials have found a total of about 10,500 tonnes of carcinogenic cadmium waste illegally sourced from Tak province, and are seeking another 2,500 tonnes.
Bad air, caves and elephants
News, Pinya Wipatayotin and Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 30/12/2023
» Environmental beat yielded some very diverse stories in 2023.
Locals urge action over caesium saga
News, Manit Sanubboon, Published on 28/03/2023
» A group representing Prachin Buri's residents have formally lodged a complaint with the parliamentary Committee on Land, Natural Resources and the Environment over the disappearance of a caesium-137 cylinder from a power plant in the province.
Prachin Buri people demand probe into caesium disappearance
Manit Sanubboon, Published on 23/03/2023
» A civil society network in Prachin Buri province has demanded a thorough national-level investigation into the disappearance of a radioactive cylinder that created a public health scare.
Radiation 'poses no threat' to local food produce
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 23/03/2023
» Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Chalermchai Sri-on on Wednesday assured that produce from Prachin Buri is 100% safe for consumption, following health fears sparked by a missing tube of caesium-137 in the province.