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Green peace
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 20/01/2018
» As Bangkok battles some of the worst traffic congestion and pollution levels in the world, the government is rushing to re-landscape parts of the city that have become derelict if not dangerous, turning wastelands riddled with drug users and thieves into safe havens and oases of green that families want to return to.
Recycling seen as way out of haze blues
News, Taam Yingcharoen, Published on 25/01/2018
» Sangkhla Buri, a district in Kanchanaburi, was once known for its bucolic landscapes -- beautiful mountainsides and rivers. The pristine nature of this pastoral district, however, is now under threat from mounting piles of waste.
Thai coral reefs literally 'sick of plastic'
Reuters, Published on 26/01/2018
» OSLO: Billions of bits of plastic waste are entangled in corals and sickening reefs from Thailand to Australia's Great Barrier Reef, scientists said on Thursday.
Ecologist rates Thai coral reef decay rate as alarming
News, Post Reporters, Published on 29/01/2018
» The total area experiencing coral reef damage in Thailand has increased from 30% to 77% in just one decade, according to marine ecologist Asst Prof Thon Thamrongnawasawat.
Human foetuses found among household garbage
Chaiwat Satyaem, Published on 13/02/2018
» PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN: Garbage collectors found four human foetuses dumped among the rubbish at a housing estate during their morning collection round in Hua Hin municipality on Tuesday.
Police scour Hua Hin hospitals for dumped foetus clues
Chaiwat Satyaem, Published on 14/02/2018
» HUA HIN: Police are checking hospitals in an effort to track down the origins of four human foetuses found in a trash bin.
Huge trash piles wash up on Koh Talu beaches
Chaiwat Satyaem, Published on 17/02/2018
» PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN: A huge amount of garbage has been found floating off three beaches on Koh Talu in Bang Saphan Noi district, prompting concern that it will affect coral reefs and egg-laying sites of endangered sea turtles.
Forest fires in Khon Kaen
Chakkrapan Natanri, Published on 02/03/2018
» KHON KAEN: Wildfires sparked by the hot and dry weather have swept through hundreds of rai of forests in this northeastern province.
Kalasin monks war over pushcart
Yongyut Phuphuangphet, Published on 25/04/2018
» KALASIN: A broken handcart sparked a long, loud quarrel between two monks at a temple on Tuesday evening, with each refusing to relinquish it to the other.
Yangon garbage fire a public-health menace
Reuters, Published on 28/04/2018
» YANGON: Firefighters are still struggling to put out a fire that broke out a week ago in a massive garbage dump, blanketing Myanmar's largest city with foul-smelling smoke.