A leader of the anti-Industrial-zone development project in Songkhla province accuses the government of not wanting to honour its agreements made last year to delay and carry out fair assessment on the proposed Chana Industrial Complex.
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Investments in Eco-Friendly BCG on Upward Trend, Thailand BOI Says
Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) announced investment applications worth 128.4 billion baht for environmentally friendly activities classified as Bio-Circular-Green (BCG) in the first 9 months of 2021, confirming the acceleration of a trend seen in recent years
Cambodian activist monk fears jail if deported from Thailand
Bor Bet, an environmental campaigner and a vocal critic of premier Hun Sen, was arrested Wednesday night at a temple in Samut Prakan south of Bangkok.
$6 billion Laos-China railway on track to somewhere
The missing link is a connection through Thailand, which Bangkok does not seem in any rush to complete
Thailand will grow more mangrove forests to curb air pollution
In the meeting, the Prime Minister has ordered the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) to find suitable lands for mangrove forest planting, as the coastal forest can help prevent shoreline retreat while absorbing 3-4 times the volume of carbon dioxide.
Udon Thani poised to grow as hub of Greater Mekong region
A plan is afoot to transform Udon Thani into a hub of the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS), government spokesman Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana said yesterday.
Thailand and Vietnam atop 20 countries with the least ambitious climate policies
Scientific analysts Climate Action Tracker (CAT) have examined government policy of 40 countries that account for the vast majority of global greenhouse gas emissions.
City floods to worsen: study
The predicted decline in groundwater recharge rates will generate large runoffs, resulting in urban floods that could prove devastating for a city like Bangkok.
Thailand Needs Government Intervention to Achieve Net-zero
As things stand, Thailand wishes to capitalise on market forces to tackle carbon emissions. It is presumed that companies – the most significant contributors of carbon emissions – will heed the call of investors and voluntarily curb their GHG productions.