New PM urged to scrap Kaeng Sua Ten dam
The new government should look into alternatives for water management in the Yom River as
Social & Environment
Mekong water levels in the Northeast reach their peaks today whereas some areas are submerged
Rainfall in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi has also left impact on communities along the
Super Typhoon Yagi still leaves huge impact in northern Thailand and Myanmar although it downgrades to low-pressure area
Seven northern and central provinces especially Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai provinces are among the
Series of legal action taken in Blackchin tilapia fish invasion case
Parties on both sides of the issue have taken turns filing lawsuits against each other
“It (the spread of Blackchin fish) was not from us”: CPF
CPF’s top executive has made a big surprise this week by showing up at the
Mekong residents call on Lao PDR and dam developers to scrap Phou Ngoy dam
Some twenty representatives of the Ubon Monitoring Group on Flood and Mekong Dams (UMFD) have
Lawyers Council sets to file lawsuits against concerned agencies and “the company” over Blackchin fish invasion
The leading law advocacy organisation said this is to set a new norm regarding accountability
CPF accused of breeding Blackchin fish since first fish import
BioThai has presented to the public today photographic evidence and statements by CPF’s past farm
CPF reaffirms it has no role in spread of invasive Blackchin fish
It submitted “a few pages” of documents to the House’s fact-finding sub-panel yesterday to clarify
Leading conservation orgs call for scrapping of forest revocation at Thap Lan
The government’s attempt contradicts the universal conservation principle of “doing no harm” to areas with
Draft boundary line BE 2543 for Thap Lan rechecked before being submitted to ONLB’s land policy and management sub-panel: ONLB
Ground surveys, however, had not been made until after the March 14 Cabinet Resolution last
Inequality and environmental strains remain persistent despite Thailand’s 66th in HDI
Increasing polarization and human insecurity are also growing concerns for Thailand, similar to the rest
12 national marine parks under watch for coral bleaching
Over 50% of corals in at least three of those parks have already experienced bleaching
Risk of toxic leakage and contamination remains at Win Process: PCD
Concerned officials are rushing to contain chemicals and hazardous waste burned down at a recycling
Latest fire at chemical storage tank in Mab Ta Phut sparks calls for overhaul of industrial emergency response and management
The industrial hub needs to reassess its capacity to deal with pollution and incidents as
PM2.5 spikes in upper North as rainy season approaching
The Pollution Control Department’s regional offices in the upper North, the hotbed of forest fires
40C plus still lingers despite drop in temperature
Thailand expects to pass the period of extremely hot weather of the dry season by
Industry officials hold firm to transfer “missing” cadmium waste back to its dump site despite increasing legal threats
The “missing” cadmium waste is set to be sent back to its original dump site
Doi Chiang Dao closed to mitigate impacts from intensified forest fires
The country’s latest Biosphere Reserve listed by Unesco, Doi Chiang Dao, has been declared closed
Sporadic fires at recycling plant in Rayong impede investigation and clear-up efforts
No sufficient information regarding the recycling plant’s layout and what stored inside its buildings is
House committee on Industry rebukes industry officials for “repeated mistakes” of hazardous waste incidents
The latest fire incident at a recycling plant in Rayong province is “too repetitive” to
Waste generator questioned for legality to transfer “missing” cadmium waste back to its landfills
No proof of legality is present to show that the waste generator of the cadmium
520,000 rai of protected forests “overlapped” by state agricultural reform land
Concerned officials have agreed to forward all the overlapping territories and boundaries to the Office
Finance Ministry found to be the third largest shareholder of “missing” cadmium waste trader
PM Srettha Thavisin, also Finance Minister, has called the company’s representatives in to discuss solutions
Environmental advocates call for disclosure of “missing” cadmium waste as it spills beyond the first location in Samut Sakhon province
The whole hazardous waste management in the country needs a major overhaul alongside disclosure of
Almost all national parks declared closed against the rise of PM2.5 haze
The newly appointed air pollution administration committee chaired by the Environment Minister has levelled up
Capt Thamanat declines his acknowledgement of Land Policy Board’s warnings on land dispute at Khao Yai
The Agriculture Minister did not directly respond to the question directed to him by the
One Map be used to settle dispute over overlapping boundaries between national parks and agricultural reform land
Senior officials from the Agriculture Ministry and Monre held a meeting yesterday to settle their
State agricultural reform land encroaches over 200,000 rai of national parks nationwide
Irregular reform land allocations over the overlapping boundaries and territories between the two types of
Chiang Mai Administrative Court accepts Yuam water diversion case for deliberation
Residents and water governance advocates get cheered up by the court’s decision, saying this is