Environment and land

THE SMOG situation in the North has reached hazardous level, especially in Lampang, where the amount of particulate matter smaller than 2.5 microns (PM2.5) has increased beyond 200 milligrams per cubic metre of air.Air quality in the northern region yesterday, measured by both the Pollution ...

Air pollution intensified in the North and Northeast, as the level of particulate matter smaller than 2.5 microns (PM2.5) was found to have reached harmful levels in many provinces. Data from the Pollution Control Department (PCD) air quality monitoring system yesterday showed that the daily ...

Tests of groundwater in Phichit area indicate toxic sulphates and heavy metals came from Akara’s tailing storage facility. People affected by environmental and health impacts from the Akara Resources Chatree gold mine in Phichit province urged authorities to address their problems, after an inspection by ...

China has stopped discharging water from Yunnan Dam into the Mekong River, affecting boat services on the Mekong River in Chiang Rai Province. The Mekong River which runs through China’s Yunnan province has seen a significant drop in water levels in many areas after Yunnan ...

On 15 February 2018, Police General Adul Sangsingkeo, Minister of Labour of the Kingdom of Thailand, gave a briefing to foreign and Thai media on the progress of labour-related issues in both Thai fisheries and seafood processing sectors.Keep reading  ...

Thailand has declared the prevention, deterrence, and elimination of the illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing as a national agenda, and has pursued the reform of the entire fisheries system with a view to promote sustainable and responsible fisheries.Keep reading ...

Severely bleached coral reefs in Phang Nga will recover by 2022, the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources said Wednesday. Once prized as the most pristine reefs in the Andaman, some in Mu Koh Surin Marine National Park have been badly damaged but can bounce ...

The haze may appear to be clearing from the Bangkok skyline, the risk of exposure to ultra-fine dust particles remains.Keep reading  ...

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.Keep reading ...

Mae Sot is the small town in the middle of the valley in Tak province, but it is increasingly attractive to both Thai and foreign investors. Mae Sot is cross-border trade city linking with Myawaddy city in Karen State of Myanmar. Coupled with the Government’s ...