The main zones are dangerously close to Thailand: the northeast of India, the northeast of China and the Red River delta in Vietnam.
Category: Thailand
Sugarcane leaves a bitter aftertaste
Two of Thailand’s country’s major environmental problems — PM2.5 ultrafine dust and toxic contamination — stem largely from sugarcane farming, which ironically receives a big chunk of state subsidies.
Justice vowed after forest protection officer killed
The sanctuary houses many protected animals including fishing cats, leopards, pangolins, civet, serows, slow lorises and paradoxurus, which may attract poachers.
New UN initiative to reduce plastic pollution from ASEAN cities
Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand and Da Nang, Viet Nam are among the cities to participate in the ‘Closing the Loop’ project that supports governments to address plastic waste pollution and leakages into the marine environment.
Committee votes to ban harmful pesticides from June 1
The National Hazardous Substance Committee (NHSC) is standing by its scheduled ban on the herbicide paraquat and pesticide chlorpyrifos and restrict use of glyphosate instead of banning it.
Why COVID-19 Will Worsen Inequality in Thailand
Many Thais were already economically marginalized before the outbreak. Without urgent action, they will fall deeper into poverty.
Bangkok breathes cleaner air during COVID-19 pandemic and experts want it to last
Strict social isolation measures has found significant drop in dangerous pollution levels of more than 20 per cent, as compared with the same time last year.