Environment and land
Thailand leads Asia-Pacific in improving fishers lives
Thailand has become the first country in the Asia-Pacific region to ratify an international treaty designed to bolster the living and working conditions onboard commercial fishing vessels.Thailand Labour Minister, Police General Adul Sangsingkeo, presented the signed Work in Fishing Convention No 188, 2007 (WIFC) to ...
John Le Fevre
EEC policy panel to focus on education to meet labour
The Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) policy committee has agreed to focus on educational measures to address the problem of labour shortage in the region, allocating Bt725 million to train and improve the quality of teachers, lecturers and students in the economic corridor.Keep reading ...
Phuwit Limviphuwat
SPECIAL REPORT: 'Smart Patrol' key to saving forests
The traces found on the dusty soil of the dry deciduous forest had become sparse and hard to track, while the footprints on a wet salt-lick in the creek were too washed out to easily identify which species were present. But slowly, 32-year-old forest ranger ...
Piyaporn Wongruang
Dangerous farm chemicals still allowed for at least two years
Paraquat, glyphosate and chlorpyrifos are still allowed for use in Thailand for at least another two years, after the Hazardous Substance Committee yesterday reaffirmed its previous decision not to ban the three controversial agrochemicals.Their decision came despite the insistence of the Public Health Ministry, Office ...
Pratch Rujivanarom
EEC head: Target sectors need 1m-plus workers
Demand for human resources in the government’s 12 targeted industries is estimated at more than 1 million over the next 12 years (2019-2030), according to the latest study by the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) Office. Keep reading ...
Chatrudee Theparat
Bill on protection of fishing crew sails through, despite protests from operators
A draft bill for the better protection of fishing-vessel crews sailed through the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) yesterday.NLA members voted unanimously to endorse the Bill on Labour Protection in the Fisheries Sector, which the government said would bring the conditions on fishing vessels up to ...
Kanittha Thepajorn
New law will restrict traditional ways: farmers
Farmers are getting increasingly worried about the Rice Bill, which drafters claim would improve their lives, but is now causing huge controversy. Researchers and senior government officials have now joined farmers’ calls for the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) to address their concerns and avoid triggering ...
The Nation Reporter
Committee urged to delay agrochemical bans: leak
The Hazardous Substance Committee may fail to reach a decision on whether to ban paraquat, glyphosate and chlorpyrifos, said Apichin Jotikashira, Industry Ministry Deputy Permanent Secretary.Keep reading ...
The Nation Reporter
Calls for schools in Chiang Mai to close as haze crisis worsens
With Chiang Mai entering the global list for worst air pollution, calls are growing for schools and educational institutes in the northern province to close down temporarily for the sake of students.Keep reading ...
The Nation Reporter
Environmental issues won’t solve themselves
The government has several clear steps to take in tackling threats from air pollution and plastic waste Single-use plastic waste and big-city air pollution have become the two most serious environmental issues facing Thailand, and it’s daunting to consider how long it might take to ...
