Category: Thailand
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.
Anti-wildlife trafficking groups target viral origin
A study recently revealed that 15 percent of Thai respondents claimed that they or an acquaintance had purchased wildlife products at markets in the past 12 months.
Huge rise in single-use plastic during Thailand’s lockdown
Latest reports say the country’s plastic waste is now sitting at around 6,500 tonnes a day. To put that in context, it was 1,500 tonnes a day prior to the virus outbreak.
Dugongs delight in tourist-free seas
The latest survey found the dugong population rose in Trang and formed the biggest school of dugongs in the country, comprising 185 out of a nationwide population of 261.