This report, “International Labour Migration in a Changing Climate”, provides insights from Malaysia and Thailand on how, and in what contexts, international labour migration can be a viable adaptation strategy to climate change. The report provides experiences and perspectives of migrant workers, employers and government representatives on the topic. This …
Advocates of the Convention on Biological Diversity have urged the Thai government to speed up its ratification after a delay of almost a year. They say the government's stalling may lead to stealing or wasting of bio-resources. However, some, like Athit Kutin, dean of forestry at the Kasetsart University say …
Pollution at the popular Bang Poo resort is threatening the survival of migratory seabirds that come from Siberia. Discharge from factories and the death of the mangrove forest
A research team looking into the economic value of resources in the Mae Yom National Park in Phrae concluded that the Kaeng Sua Ten dam, that was planned for the area, is not worth building. Khunying Suthawan, who led the research, said the estimate took into consideration the "use' and …
The World Wide Fund for Nature ( wwf ) launched a year-long campaign to put an end to the rampant ivory trade in Thailand. Citing a recent report, wwf -Thailand said ivory trade has contributed to a rapid decline in the elephant population in Thailand and in neighbouring Myanmar and …
Around 100 villagers in Thailand protested on August 27 against a decision of the House budget scrutiny panel to approve funds for a nuclear research project at Ongkharak district in Nakhon Nayok. The villagers also demanded that the government must revoke the contract which was signed between Atomic Energy for …
In a bid to end illegal import of wood, customs and forest officials in Thailand will work together to monitor log movements. They will supervise import and transport of logs and will identify areas where logs can be processed, a customs department official said. Illegal Thai logs have often been …
Four freighters, one already loaded with 107 containers of cargo for Singapore, have been bottled up in Thailand since small-scale fisherfolk blockaded Songkhla Bay. The fisherfolk are demanding an end to nocturnal anchovy fishing by boats equipped with powerful lights to attract the fish. Port director Wattanachai Ruanglertpanyakul, of Chao …
Millions of dollars are being spent annually to treat patients with two diseases caused mainly by cigarette smoking, according to a new study by Thailand's Chiang Mai University scholar Chaiananthorn Patumanond. The conclussions are based on a study of about 2,000 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ( copd ) …
Bangkok's Royal Irrigation Department has announced a scheme to pipe water to needy villages. Once completed, it will provide a 24-hour water supply to northeastern provinces and will increase farm output two-fold, said the department chief Pramote. With 12 projects under the scheme, each project is considered as one system, …
Thailand's position as one of the world's leading seafood exporter may soon be a thing of the past as overfishing has damaged the quality and quantity of catches. Prospects for the maritime industry seem dire, to the extent that there is an urgent need for the government to shift focus …
The Bangkok city administration revived its anti-exhaust campaign by launching 20 motorcycle patrol teams to nab smoke-belching vehicles that may have eluded stationary checkpoints. The teams, each with one city police officer and one traffic police officer, will prowl city streets twice a day. Their initial focus will be Sukhumvit …
The irrigation department of Thailand will drastically reduce the rate of water flow from the Bhumibhol and Sirikit dams over the next few months. It has warned farmers in the regions of Central Plains not to start the third rice crop. Kicha Polparsi, deputy permanent secretary of the agriculture and …
The science, technology and environment ministry of Thailand has suspended a nuclear research reactor project at Ongkharak district. Deputy minister Pornthep Techapaiboon said the lack of required safety analysis from an accredited institution, risk assessment analysis and safety measures had prompted him to issue the suspension order. Speaking to a …
The Thai government is expected to come under pressure to speed up the probe into the Kanchanaburi encroachment scandal after a group of ngo s conducting a fact-finding mission concluded that the three luxury villas overlooking Srinakharin Dam are in a watershed area. The ngo s' move is expected to …
Conservationists, forestry academicians and government officials are engaged in a heated debate over the contents of a draft community forest bill. The debate revolves around contentious article which allows people to reside in protected forests. Forestry officials and academicians are opposing the article, saying that it would open the way …
Bloody clashes took place between police and demonstrators, who were protesting against the construction of a new power plant. The new coal-fired power plant was due to be built in Pracuab Khiri Khan province, south of the resort town of Hua Hin, by a us firm Gulf Electric. The clashes …
Leptospirosis, a disease transmitted by rat urine, has claimed at least 22 lives in rural Thailand and made hundreds sick. Leptospirosis, otherwise known as Weil's disease, has centred on the northern province of Prae and the northeastern province of Surin, said health officials. An official in the Surin province of …
Villagers of the Rayong's Pluak Daeng district in Thailand are demanding closure of two major reservoirs, Nong Pla Lai and Dok Krai. The demand was made after the government proposed to build an industrial estate upstream. The villagers fear that toxic chemicals released by the industries will flow down the …
In a desperate attempt to contain growing pollution, the authorities in Bangkok have decided to lease city services worth over US $1 billion to private companies. Bangkok is one of the most polluted cities of Asia. "The city has tremendous environmental problems which the public services simply cannot cope with …
The Responsible Ecological Social Tour (REST) programme, which was launched a year ago, is coming under heavy criticism from environmentalists. The programme was launched in a cluster of villages near the Pra Chang mountain in northern Thailand's Phayao province for the purpose of ecotourism. Officials at non-government organisations running the …
