The Nation
Elephants driven to extinction by illegal skin trade, says report
Many elephants are being hunted for their skin across Asia and the problem is reaching a crisis point, said a report released yesterday by an international NGO that is dedicated to protecting the animals from extinction.Keep reading ...
Rachanon Charoonsak
Doctors claim paraquat is safe for farm use
Paraquat is safe enough for agricultural use and should not be banned, if safely managed and applied to unwanted plants, medical experts said.A group of doctors said in a press conference arranged by Agricultural Science Foundation yesterday (April, 24) that paraquat, a widely used herbicide ...
Pratch Rujivanarom
New oil-field bid process for ‘benefit of public’
Politicians and bureaucrats will play a bigger role in the decision-making process for oil and gas production in the Gulf of Thailand under new bidding terms and conditions approved by the National Energy Policy Committee (NEPC) yesterday, according to industry sources.Keep reading ...
The Nation Reporter
Smog rings alarm bells in Chiang Mai
The North continued to choke in smog, as air pollution level soared in an increasing number of hotspots after the end of the ban on burning.The level of particulate matter smaller than 2.5 microns (PM2.5) in many provinces of the northern region, especially in Chiang ...
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Digitalisation can solve water and climate crisis
Industry leaders and players need to recognise how digitalisation can fundamentally transform and alleviate the issue of sustainability, especially in water.Keep reading ...
The Jakarta Post
Experts worried about lack of Thai digital skills
The hype over Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba’s Bt11-billion investment in Thailand, announced last Thursday (April,19) , and its huge Tmall online platform has only masked the country’s fundamental weaknesses in embracing the digital technology for economic and social benefits, according to experts.Keep reading ...
The Nation Reporter
Asean unlikely to deal with Rohingya issue
Experts have no faith that Asean can effectively tackle the ongoing ethnic cleansing against the Rohingya in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, as leaders of the regional group gather for a summit this week in Singapore.Keep reading ...
Wasamon Audjarint
Four one-stop service centres set up to process migrant workers who registered
A total of 300,072 migrant workers have successfully made it through the nationality verification process to register to work in Thailand and must now move on to getting visas, work permits and health checks.Keep reading ...
The Nation Reporter
Earth Day focuses on oceans drowning in single-use plastics
Single-use plastic is being seen as a major threat to Mother Earth this Earth Day, while environmental group Greenpeace has suggested a tax on plastic production to cut down Thailand’s high rate of plastic waste generation.Keep reading ...
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Satun geopark gets Unesco global honour
Satun Geopark was nominated Thailand’s first Unesco Global Geopark for its renowned natural beauty and geological significance.The Unesco executive board, in Paris yesterday, endorsed 13 new sites from around the world that showed distinctive geological, ecological, archaeological and cultural values as new Unesco Global Geoparks.Keep ...
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