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Stagnant emission rules 'threaten clean air progress'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 18/01/2018
» Ozone and dust particles could be the main factors worsening air pollution in Bangkok over the next decade if the government fails to raise minimum standards for vehicle fuel emissions, an air quality expert says.
DSI wildlife efforts bag big game
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 24/01/2018
» The arrest of wildlife trafficking kingpin Boonchai Bach in Nakhon Phanom last Friday received international media attention. Mr Boonchai was a member of a notorious Southeast Asian trafficking syndicate known as "Hydra", which was a major trader of illegal ivory, pangolin, tiger, prayoon wood, and tiger and rhino horns.
123 bus terminals to get modern facelift
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 03/02/2018
» The Department of Land Transport plans to implement technological upgrades and add amenities at bus terminals countrywide, it said yesterday.
Dugong population at 20-year high
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 17/02/2018
» The dugong population in the South has risen at the highest rate in more than two decades, says Kongkiat Kittiwatthanawong, director of the Phuket Marine Biological Centre.
Smog choking Bangkok expected to ease
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 18/02/2018
» The smog choking Bangkok is expected to ease this week as the weather forecast predicts rainfall for 30% of the capital over the next four days, said permanent secretary of the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry Wijaran Simachaya on Saturday.
Would Bangkokians tolerate a vehicle ban to ease toxic haze?
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 21/02/2018
» A vehicle ban is needed to tamp down Bangkok's growing haze problem as the health of city residents is being put at risk, a local expert on pollution said Tuesday.
Accused poacher Premchai's tusks 'from Africa'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 28/02/2018
» DNA collected from ivory tusks confiscated at construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta's residence came from African elephants, forensic tests have revealed.
Is the capital's weather forecast soaked in gloom?
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 04/03/2018
» Heavy rainfall unseasonably battering Bangkok over the past two months has residents concerned. Will the storms only get worse with rising global temperatures?
Activists warn of 'massive' anti-hunt protest
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 06/03/2018
» Failure by police to recommend indictments against key suspects in the high-profile wildlife poaching case in Kanchanaburi on charges commensurate with the severity of their alleged crime could spark a mass protest, a leading environmental group has warned.
Jumbo efforts in motion to save a national icon
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 14/03/2018
» Thai culture and elephants have been intertwined for centuries. During wartime, jumbos were part of the army. According to historical records, monarchs would ride elephants in duels against enemy kings.