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Junk carbon offset addiction 'killing the planet'
News, Mark Gongloff, Published on 29/08/2024
» Before This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things was a Taylor Swift song, it was a punch line to a Paula Poundstone joke from the 1980s about how, as a kid, she once knocked a Flintstones glass off a table, making her mother say, "That's why we can't have nice things."
Technology brings SDG goals closer
News, Zhimin Wu, Published on 22/07/2024
» In the face of escalating threats to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, the global community stands at a crossroads.
Logs worth B33m found in abandoned warehouse
News, Post Reporters, Published on 06/11/2023
» Officials from the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation have found illegal logs of wood worth about 33 million baht in a warehouse in Phetchabun.
Returning elephants to the wild
News, Jo Ya Hsiung, Published on 03/08/2023
» Throughout history, elephants have held a revered place in the country's way of life and traditional beliefs, and have become symbolic of Thailand. Through their strength and intelligence for various purposes, including warfare, transport and supporting heavy labour, they have contributed significantly to the country.
UK mansion once occupied by Rama VII goes up for sale
News, Published on 30/07/2023
» A British mansion where King Prajadhipok once lived in the late 1930s following his abdication from the Thai throne has gone on the market for a sum of £5.5 million (or about 240 million baht).
Illegal timber case triggers manhunt
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 08/04/2023
» The Department of National Parks, Wildlife, and Plant Conservation is seeking police assistance to locate the mastermind behind an illegal timber case in the North. Yesterday, forest officials seized 401 wooden logs valued at 20.6 million baht.
6 Vietnamese timber smugglers collared
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 23/03/2023
» Six Vietnamese nationals have been arrested in Chaiyaphum for the attempted smuggling of 171 kilogrammes of agarwood from Phukhieo Wildlife Sanctuary, says the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP).
31 crewmen still missing
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 20/12/2022
» A search is continuing for 31 missing sailors from HTMS Sukhothai, which sank on Sunday evening about 20 nautical miles (around 37 kilometres) off the coast of Prachuap Khiri Khan with 106 crew onboard.
EU import rule sparks impact study
News, Post Reporters, Published on 15/12/2022
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered government agencies to study a proposed European Union (EU) import ban on products that drive up deforestation.
Is Bangkok in danger of getting greener?
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 19/06/2022
» There is a decent-sized tree just over the wall at the back of my house in Bangkok which provides welcome shade. So I was a bit concerned the other day when workers from the local administration rolled up armed with a chainsaw, explaining the tree was threatening overhead electricity cables.