Category: Thailand
Police intercept pickup packed with pangolins on what to China
Police charged a man with animal trafficking after finding 76 pangolins in the back of his truck He said the pangolins were on their way to be used in traditional medicine in China.
Fast trains to Laos ‘in 4 years’
The Thai government will push for completion of the Thai-Sino high-speed railway project linking Bangkok and Nong Khai by 2023 so it can connect to another fast rail project in Laos.
Thailand to ban import of plastic waste next year
Thailand’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment will propose to the cabinet a total ban on the import of plastic waste into Thailand beginning next year.
Since the environmental protection standard of these new small WTE plants has been set so low, this solution poses a risk to people from severely hazardous pollutants such as dioxin,
Chiang Mai kids are demanding action on air pollution
The North has had severe haze problems for a decade and never gets the attention from state agencies, scholars and the overseas media that Bangkok did in December.
Poachers kill elephant in Cambodia wildlife sanctuary
The Southeast Asian nation has emerged in recent years as a key transit hub for the multi-billion dollar illicit wildlife trade.