Residents Detained at Public Hearing
Six hundred officers placed a cordon around a temple in Loei on Sunday, where a public hearing was held about the expansion of a gold mine. “If grave systemic injustices are not addressed, I fear we will be on a slippery slope that will divide the country even more,” writes Wasant Techawongtham.
The industrial province of Rayong goes for green and sustainable
In Rayong, the industrial province of Thailand, they have an audacious plan: Rayong must become a green and sustainable province. Three projects in the field of water, fruit growing and fisheries show the way. 'This is a test for the whole country,' says the project leader.
News from Thailand – August 15, 2013
News from Thailand brings today:
• Parliament Secretariat buys 200 bells for 75.000 baht
• Success for residents of cadmium villages in Mae Sot
• THAI makes a loss; director is under heavy fire
Oil spill hits tourism on Koh Samet (video)
The 50.000 liters of crude oil polluting the beaches of Koh Samet are driving all tourists off the island. Bookings are being canceled en masse. A heavy blow to local tourism, especially now that cleaning is expected to take weeks.
News from Thailand – February 28, 2013
Today, among other things, in News from Thailand:
• One insurgent group ready for a peace deal
• Environmental activist murdered in cold blood
• 500.000 signatures against ivory trade
Thailand must investigate murder of environmental activists
The Thai government should immediately launch an investigation into the murder of Prajob Nao-opas, a prominent environmental activist in Chachoengsao province. That says the human rights organization Human Rights Watch.
News from Thailand – January 19, 2013
Today in News from Thailand:
• Government ignores serious environmental problems
• 20 million Thais blacklisted by Credit Bureau
• Rise in baht slightly slowed down
News from Thailand – January 12, 2013
Today in News from Thailand:
• 'Army commander is menstruating woman'
• Children want to be doctors, not politicians
• Farmers keep spraying
Suvarnabhumi residents back down
Air traffic on Suvarnabhumi will not be stopped. 359 local residents had asked for all flights to be suspended until environmental measures have been taken, which the National Environment Board (NEB) approved in 2005 on the basis of an environmental impact assessment.
The quality of the water in Thai rivers is deteriorating visibly. This also applies to the air in the capital Bangkok. This can be read in the 2010 Thailand Pollution Report. Scientists have examined the water in the 48 largest rivers and springs. According to the researchers, 39 percent is of poor quality, compared to 33 percent in 2009. With regard to the pollution of surface water, the blame must mainly be sought in contaminated sewage water from houses, factories and …
Waste mountain on Thai islands (video)
Tourism in Thailand has led to economic prosperity, but also has a downside: environmental degradation. The tourists who visit the tropical Thai islands en masse cause a huge mountain of waste.
Phi Phi islands are (again) under their own success
The 2004 Boxing Day tsunami killed thousands on the west coast of Thailand. Fortunately, many islands were 'swept clean' and stripped of all the rotten structures that had been built there over the years. Every opportunity for a new start, especially for the busy Koh Phi Phi, off the coast of Krabi. However, it looks like this beautiful island is once again succumbing to its own success…
The polluted beaches of Thailand
by Hans Bos Thailand's beaches are drowning in their own dirt. Only six of the 233 surveyed beaches, spread across 18 provinces, received the maximum five stars from the Pollution Control Department (PCD). The rest have to make do with less, mainly due to pollution and other human activities. 56 beaches get four stars, 142 get three stars, while 29 beaches get no more than two stars. The six beaches with the maximum …