Environment and land

Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Chalermchai Sri-on has confirmed that he and Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit, have never encouraged the use of the hazardous chemicals, paraquat, glyphosate and chlorpyrifos.Keep watching ...

Narathip Puekpongsai stays glued to the radar screen at the Fishing Monitoring Centre (FMC). He picks up moving spots on the radar indicating two commercial fishing trawlers were getting too close to artificial reefs in the restricted three-mile (4.8km) radius zone.Keep reading ...

In a bid to control a major source of the fine particulate matter PM2.5, the Department of Land Transport on Friday announced a raft of measures to reduce emissions from vehicles.Jirut Wisanjit, director-general of The Department of Land Transport (DLT) said seven measures have been ...

With traditional farming in Thailand being disrupted with frequent natural disasters and the issue of lack of value of goods, millions of farmers are facing bankruptcy. To mitigate the situation, the government is implementing a new strategy to secure agricultural production. Panod Srisinsuphya has the ...

Ubon Ratchathani locals in northeast Thailand are wondering why they are being prosecuted for farming on land passed on to them by their parents.“If I lost my land, I would want to die. I wouldn’t want to live,” said 50-year-old Rit Chansuk, his voice quivering ...

The death of baby dugong Mariam, from ingestion of plastic waste at Libong Island, has raised awareness of dugong conservation. The dugong conservation project and villagers have been seeking ways to protect dugongs and seagrass sources in Thailand.Keep reading ...

There is nothing new to the haze from forest fires on Indonesia’s Sumatra Island creeping across Malaysia, Singapore and southern Thailand as seen again this past week.The problem has recurred annually since 1982, taking a toll on health, economies and international relations.Most of the smoke ...

Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa’s asking 43 giant retailers, major plastic manufacturers and leading department stores to stop handing out single-use plastic bags starting January next year is a game changer in Thailand’s ongoing campaign to end plastic waste.Keep reading ...

In 1950, the world had a population of 2.5 billion. They produced roughly 1.5 million tonnes of plastic each year, according to Surfers Against Sewage, one of the United Kingdom’s most active environmental charities. Fast forward to 2016, the global population had risen to over ...

Among the government agencies that use technology to improve their public services and ease of doing business, the Marine Department seems to have won the most accolades, cinching the Public Sector Excellence Award for public services conferred this month by the Office of the Public ...