Thailand’s Cabinet on May 11 approved a subsidy worth 6 billion baht (192 million USD) for sugarcane farmers who cut fresh cane for sugar factories instead of burning them, in a bid to reduce air pollution caused by the burning of plantations.
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A Plastic Bottle Can Get You A Blessing At This Temple In Thailand
According to a report in 2017, Thailand ranks among one of the five countries in the world that accounts for more than half of the plastic in the oceans.
Fight the PM2.5 war for clean air now
Without effective policies to curb the rise of PM2.5 pollutants, the health and environmental impacts will soon become too acute, causing unimaginable health costs and destroying the country’s economic standing in the competitive global arena.
Implications of new draft law on NGOs
Indeed, the government’s concerns over the state’s security, especially those pertaining to the monarchy, are one of the major reasons for the new draft. In the past five years, local NGOs with foreign funding have adopted an active platform calling for political and constitutional reforms — some with references to the royal institution in the most radical ways. This trend has intensified over the past year leading to all kinds of conspiracy theories between donors and recipients regarding the country’s political landscape.
Thailand: Land Rights Activist Gunned Down
During the past decade, at least five land rights activists in southern Thailand have been killed. All were leaders in campaigns seeking community ownership of agricultural land used by palm oil companies in which the lease with the government for the land had expired.
Bangkok produces average of 16 tonnes of COVID-contaminated garbage per day
To cope with this public safety problem, and to ensure proper disposal, the BMA has installed separate garbage bins at more than 1,000 locations in Bangkok and is urging the public to separate their used face masks and place them in a plastic bag before disposal.
Moody’s says Cambodia and Thailand, ‘Stands Out’ for flood risks
“Sovereigns in Asia Pacific stand out for their exposure to flood risk – highest for Cambodia, the Philippines and Thailand. Exposure to heat stress is widespread among emerging markets. Advanced economies tend to be more exposed to rising sea levels, with Hong Kong, Singapore, Denmark and the Netherlands most at risk.”
Covid-19 outbreak contributes to elephant population decline in Southern Thailand
Without tourists to visit the elephant parks and sanctuaries that abounded in the region, there is no income and therefore no money to buy food for the elephants.
Thai plans for 8 GWh lithium battery gigafab
Evlomo said the fab would produce batteries for two and four-wheeled vehicles, including buses and “heavy vehicles”, and would also manufacture, unspecified “energy storage solutions.”
Transport minister wants mega land bridge project sped up
On environmental impacts and public approval, the project’s infrastructure construction will focus on minimising the project’s impact on the environment and communities, while encouraging public participation said the transport minister.