Environment and land
Marine protections ordered for Samui to preserve ecosystem
The Dapartment of Marine and Coastal Resources has decreed protective measures for tourist destinations Samui, Pha-ngan and Tao islands in Surat Thani province that will halt several routine practices and popular activities.Department director Jatuporn Burutpat signed the order in mid-August but it will not come ...
The Nation Reporter
SPECIAL REPORT: Wildlife forensics gives a new voice to illegally hunted wildlife
Young wildlife researcher Kanita Ouitavon was shocked when she first saw the number of animal species, many unknown to her, that were up for sale at a local market in the North some years ago, when she had just joined the National Parks Department (DNP).Keep ...
Piyaporn Wongruang
Summit agrees fishing action
Asean defence ministers have agreed with Thailand’s proposal for the community to boost regional cooperation in fighting illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing practices (IUU), according to defence spokesman Kongcheep Tantravanich. Keep reading ...
Wassana Nanuam
Thammasat programme to furnish EEC with workers
Thammasat University is keen on raising undergraduate student quality to prepare graduates for work in the government’s Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) scheme. Yesterday (Oct 18) the university signed a memorandum of understanding with the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) to develop many EEC-related fields: innovation, ...
Lamonphet Apisitniran
Thailand Kicks Off the EMC3 Model, Aiming to Drive the MICE Industry in the EEC and Establish the Eastern MICE Corridor to Advance Thailand's Economy
To push forward Thailand’s MICE industry and drive the ten target industries under the Thailand 4.0 scheme in support of the government’s policy, the Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (Public Organization), or TCEB has launched the “EMC3 Model,” which will pave the way for the ...
Discover the positive benefits delivered by the successful fight against illegal fishing
Since 2015, Thailand has put tremendous efforts into overhauling its entire fishing industry in order to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported, unregulated (IUU) fishing in Thailand so as to achieve the sustainability of marine resources. The challenge of overfishing has been comprehensively tackled through ...
Delay in turtle’s status upgrade threatens marine species with extinction
It may be too late to save leatherback turtles from extinction in Thailand’s seas, as a legal deadlock prevents a conservation status upgrade to protect this critically endangered turtle species and three other rare marine animals.Keep reading ...
Pratch Rujivanarom
Two million stray cats and dogs by 2027 if no action taken to register and sterilise, forum told
Stray dogs and cats must be registered and sterilised, otherwise their population will reach 2 million in 10 years, the Livestock Development Department has warned.The number of stray cats and dogs was estimated at 820,000 last year, and the total will reach 2 million by ...
Kornrawee Panyasuppakun
IEAT targets new Sadao SEZ investment of B20bn
The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) is confident a new special economic zone (SEZ) in Sadao, Songkhla will be able to attract investment worth 20 billion baht and create roughly 6,000 jobs. The Sadao SEZ will start development in the fourth quarter, said Somchint ...
Lamonphet Apisitniran
Farmers pay the price for EEC
Land expropriation rife as developers scout sites for industrial projects.An increasing number of people in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) provinces are finding themselves victims of unjust expropriation and land-grabbing, as developers hunt for sites to facilitate investment and industrial development.Keep reading ...
Pratch Rujivanarom
