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143 macaques rescued from smugglers in Sa Kaeo
News, Online Reporters, Published on 15/11/2025
» Patrolling rangers rescued 143 protected crab-eating macaques from two smuggling operations in Sa Kaeo and arrested two suspects on Friday.
Global food trends linked to poor diets
News, Rosie Leishman, Published on 19/03/2025
» Thailand is succumbing to global food trends that negatively influence children's diets and lifestyles, say nutrition experts, suggesting the government take more action to secure healthy diets among the nation's youth.
Thailand's heat index reaches danger levels
News, Post Reporters, Published on 18/03/2025
» Temperatures are rising as the hot season settles in and health authorities are warning people to stay out of the sun if possible with the heat index having already hit the orange "dangerous to health" level.
Phuket touts weight-loss expertise
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 17/03/2025
» Vachira Phuket Hospital, a state-run hospital in Phuket, is expanding its role in the medical tourism sector. The hospital aims to attract more international patients seeking weight-loss surgery, capitalising on growing demand for this popular procedure.
Thai kids rank 3rd worst for obesity
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 17/01/2025
» Thailand ranks third worst in Asean in terms of child obesity, with 84.1% of children aged six to 14 years regularly consuming salty snacks, a new study has revealed.
Bang Khunthian district macaques targeted for snip
News, Post Reporters, Published on 07/01/2025
» Bang Khunthian district chief Passara Natheethong said yesterday that up to 100 macaques will be neutered this month as part of an ongoing programme to control their numbers in the district.
Thai wild elephants to undergo new 'behaviour modification' training
News, Published on 28/07/2024
» The Minister of Natural Resources and Environment has announced plans to build three elephant training centres in the eastern provinces to tame aggressive wild elephants in the region.
One in ten kids face food poverty: UN
News, Post Reporters, Published on 08/06/2024
» One in ten Thai children under five years old experience severe food poverty, while globally, one in four kids face similar struggles, according to a new report from the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef).
New 1,000-macaque target set
News, Post Reporters, Published on 05/06/2024
» The second phase of the operation to capture monkeys roaming the city centre in Lop Buri was launched on Wednesday with the aim of netting between 800 and 1,000 of the primates over the next 10 days.
Dept vows to end macaque menace 'soon'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 23/04/2024
» The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) will start relocating macaques which have laid siege to parts of downtown Lop Buri out of the city as soon as the designated holding facility is ready, DNP chief Athapol Charoenshunsa said on Monday.