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Fish breeders receive boost for exports
News, Post Reporters, Published on 26/09/2025
» Thailand Post and the Department of Fisheries are joining hands to launch an express delivery service for ornamental fish exports in October, targeting five key markets.
13 Bangkok high-rise projects ‘violate construction laws’
News, Post Reporters, Published on 31/05/2025
» Thirteen high-rise building projects in Bangkok may have violated construction laws, according to the Thailand Consumers Council (TCC).
Animals perish in pet shop blaze
News, Online Reporters, Published on 07/01/2025
» CHIANG RAI – Fire destroyed a large pet store and warehouse in Mae Sai district, killing many caged animals in the building, on Monday night.
5 firms deny exporting invasive fish
News, AEKARACH SATTABURUTH & APINYA WIPATAYOTIN, Published on 10/08/2024
» Five companies have denied exporting blackchin tilapia, while the House Committee on Science, Technology, Research and Innovation estimates the invasive fish has caused up to 450 million baht of damage to farmers and the environment.
A non-native threat to Thai waters
News, Pimpavadee Phaholyothin & Michael Roy, Published on 31/07/2024
» Thailand boasts some of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet. From the lush forests of the North to the mangroves of the South, this country is a sanctuary for a plethora of wildlife species. These natural systems have evolved over millennia, during which time plant and animal species have slowly moved across the landscape as climatic and ecological conditions changed. These species adapted to their new environments, and the systems adapted to them. But times have changed, and species now move from their native environments across the globe at the speed of shipping, air transport, and rail. This results in the rapid invasion of new species into environments that have few natural mechanisms to keep them in balance with native species or the built environment.
230k tilapia exported before ban
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 24/07/2024
» According to a leaked Fisheries Department document, 11 companies exported 230,000 blackchin tilapia fish to 17 countries from 2013 to 2016 before a ban was implemented, raising questions about what may have happened to any leftover stock.
Blaze kills thousands of animals
News, Published on 12/06/2024
» Fire tore through a pet market in Chatuchak district early yesterday morning, with thousands of animals believed killed, including many exotic species.
Recover Mekong's forgotten fish
News, Lan Mercado, Published on 04/03/2024
» Fish that walk, and even ones that talk, stingrays the size of cars, minnows smaller than your fingernail, snail-eating pufferfish and ghostly salmon carp. These are just some of the 1,148 extraordinary fish species hidden beneath the surface of the Mekong river's murky waters for millennia.
Researchers discover new orchid species
News, Post Reporters, Published on 23/02/2023
» Researchers from the Prince of Songkla University have discovered a new species of orchid, Aphyllorchis periactinantha, found at the Paribatra waterfall in the southern province of Songkhla.
Temple tour ends with peace pledge
News, Post Reporters, Published on 21/11/2022
» US Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday met Supreme Patriarch Somdet Phra Ariyavongsagatanana at historic Wat Ratchabophit in Bangkok, where they discussed the promotion of social harmony and achieving sustainable economic development in the region and beyond.