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The three toxic chemicals used as herbicides, namely paraquat, glyphosate and chlorpyrifos, must be banned within this year, Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Tuesday. “I would like to ask if we have to wait for more people to die (from these toxic chemicals),” he said. Previously, the Agriculture Ministry was against a complete
The Thai army has completed drilling two underground water wells and are drilling two more to supply water to the Surin provincial hospital, which is facing a water crisis due to lack of mains tap water. General Thanakiat Chobchuenchom, commander of the Military Development Command of the Armed Forces, yesterday visited the hospital and supervised the well drilling. Four more underground wells are being drilled
“Compared to the economic downturn caused by SARS that we handled previously, even to the (2008) economic crisis, the situation this time is more severe,” Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam referred to recent Hong Kong’s airport blockage and protests 9th August 2019
Thailand’s national police chief, Pol Gen Chakthip Chaijinda, is expected to decide today (Wednesday) whether to transfer the case involving two suspects, held in police custody in connection with the bombing and arson attacks in Bangkok early this month, to the Crime Suppression Division (CSD) police. An informed police source said that the CSD had
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s airport resumed operations on Wednesday, rescheduling hundreds of flights that had been disrupted over the past two days as protesters clashed with riot police in a deepening crisis in the Chinese-controlled city. Ten weeks of increasingly violent clashes between police and pro-democracy protesters, angered by a perceived erosion of
A baby dwarf sperm whale, which was rescued after it was found washed ashore on a beach in Thailand’s southern province of Phang-nga on August 4th, died Monday night while being treated at Phuket Marine Biological Centre (PMBC). The Marine and Coastal Resources Department said today (Tuesday) that the male dwarf sperm whale, named Hope,
“Can’t thank you enough for believing in me and making this possible. It’s a big jump into the deep end, but I’ve got my swimming shorts on!” Alex Albon Ansusinha, 23, a Thai-British Formula 1 driver, after a surprise move by Red Bull for him to replace Pierre Gasly’s in the Red Bull team for
By Ohhappybear The rising of the so-called ‘nationalism’ movement everywhere provoked my thoughts. So did things people say out loud now, how homogenous a country should be so it is to be pure and all naturally preserved as a country should be. But look deeper, into everything, everywhere, and you will notice right away how
Nine smaller parties in the government coalition, which earlier threatened to break away to form an independent opposition bloc, have changed tack and vowed to continue their support for the government. The latest flip-flop leaves Mongkolkitti Suksintharanont, leader of the dissident Thai Civilized Party, as the only “lone wolf” in the much-hyped independent opposition bloc.
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Police and protesters clashed at Hong Kong’s international airport on Tuesday after flights were disrupted for a second day as the political crisis in the former British colony deepened. In Washington, U.S. President Donald Trump said the Chinese government was moving troops to the border with Hong Kong and he urged
The Royal Thai Air Force has put two planes and officials on standby in case they are needed to evacuate Thai citizens stranded in Hong Kong. RTAF spokesman Air Marshal Pongsak Semachai said today that one C130 transport plane and an Airbus A340 have been placed at the disposal of the Air Force commander-in-chief ACM Chaipruek Didyasarin for the evacuation of Thais stranded in
Vast swathes of southeastern Myanmar lie under floodwaters that have already forced tens of thousands to flee their homes as the death toll from a massive landslide hit 59, firefighters said Monday. Seasonal monsoon rains batter the country every year, but the recent deluge has submerged entire communities, with AFP drone footage showing only the
All 13 smaller parties in the coalition government, with the exception of the Thai Civilized Party, are still with the government, said Deputy Agriculture Minister Thammanat Prompao today (Tuesday). Thammanat, Palang Pracharat party’s strategic chief for the northern region, said that, of all the smaller coalition parties, the Prachachon Patiroop, the Rak Puenpa Prathet Thai,
Sarawut Threeintong a 15 years salaried employee in Bangkok turned to be a farmer. “I intend to develop farming. My passion is “don’t be in agriculture for business, but for development.” Trade-based agriculture isn’t sustainable, but if we are in it for development, it will bring benefits in due course.”
(AFP News) Hundreds of flights were cancelled or suspended at Hong Kong’s airport on Tuesday as pro-democracy protesters staged a second day of hugely disruptive rallies, defying warnings from the city’s leader who said they were heading down a “path of no return”. The new protest came as Beijing also sent further ominous signals that
