Imports of plastic waste from overseas continue and have actually increased because of a burst of shipments from China, meaning the plastic bag ban may not make a dent in the plastic waste total.
Category: Thailand
Friendship bridges that are not friendly
Four ‘Friendship Bridges’ span the wide majestic Mekong River as it creates a meandering borderline between Thailand and Laos but just how friendly are these border bridges?
Study Confirms Importance of Tiger Population in Thailand Forest Complex
Just 221 Indochinese tigers are estimated to remain in two Asian countries: Thailand and Myanmar. The findings suggest evidence of successful breeding in a Thai National Park.
Time to revisit the Thai Canal project
Last week both government and opposition MPs backed a proposal to set up a House committee to study the so-called Thai Canal project, previously known as the Kra Canal project.
Farming Community Becomes Chemical Free in Northern Thailand
Once a major maize plantation in northern Thailand that used farm chemicals to raise yields has become chemical free. Community farmers in, Ban Mai Village in Nan province have surprised many and become a role model for non-organic farming.
Widespread sugarcane burning continues uninterrupted by local authorities
The flouting of an order banning the practice, in effect since last year, has prompted civic groups and media organizations protest the illegal practice which, they claim, is threatening people’s health.
First baby leatherback turtle hatches today in Phang-nga
In Thailand’s southern province of Phang-nga, officials were overjoyed Sunday when this year’s first baby leatherback turtle hatched and emerged from its nest onto the beach.