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Catfish to be 'chipped' in effort to halt fall in numbers
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 31/10/2022
» The Department of Fisheries plans to implant microchips into 100 giant catfish in an attempt to use DNA-based techniques to promote breeding, in a species under close watch by conservationists due to falling numbers.
'Bua Noi' may finally make ape escape
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 22/10/2022
» After three decades in captivity at a private zoo in Bangkok, the well-known gorilla, Bua Noi, may finally be granted a return "home" to where she was born in Germany, if the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment's plan to repatriate her is a success.
Mall zoo prices Thailand's last caged gorilla at B30m
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 21/10/2022
» The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment plans fund-raising events to buy the country's last gorilla, held caged at a shopping mall in Bangkok that has put the price at 30 million baht.
Rehab shows progress after daycare tragedy
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 16/10/2022
» As soon as Loei Ratchanakharin Psychiatric Hospital announced it was recruiting volunteers to help survivors and those who lost loved ones in the massacre in Nong Bua Lam Phu province, Pensuda Chaimueang, a 51-year-old nurse, did not hesitate to join.
MoJ seizes 'B10bn in drug assets' this year
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 24/09/2022
» The Ministry of Justice has seized more than 10 billion baht in assets from a drug network operating in and around the kingdom this year following the implementation of the new narcotics code.
Thai sustainability expo goes international
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 21/09/2022
» Thai Beverage Plc (ThaiBev) and its four major trading partners will host the country's largest Sustainability Expo 2022 (SX 2022) at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center from Sept 26-Oct 2 which is expecting more than 10,000 visitors per day.
Plastic ban to be done in phases
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 19/09/2022
» The government is planning to ban plastic scrap imports in 2025, a move that will be carried out in phases over the next three years, says Natural Resources and Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa.
Doctors urge Covid jabs for young kids
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 13/09/2022
» The Royal College of Paediatricians of Thailand is to issue guidelines recommending an mRNA-based Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer be given to children aged six months to five years, with the first lot of three million doses expected to arrive next month.
Wage hikes make little impact: expert
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 06/09/2022
» Minimum wage rises have failed to keep up with GDP growth with workers on the lowest rung in society receiving only a 15-baht hike in the daily wage in the last 10 years, according to a Thammasat University economist.
Govt calls up climate pledges
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 07/08/2022
» The environment minister has called on international agencies and countries that promised to help Thailand achieve its targets on greenhouse gas emissions to take immediate action and fulfil their pledges.