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Environment

The latest and greatest in breaking daily news around the environment and environmental issues in Pattaya, Bangkok, Phuket, and Thailand.

Breakthrough for animal welfare as United Nations recognises protection from violence against animals as...

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PRESS RELEASE: The need for children to be protected from exposure to violence against animals has been officially adopted into the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), elevating animal rights into...

Thai Prime Minister orders investigation into gas line explosion in Samut Prakan that killed...

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Samut Prakan- The Thai Prime Minister, Prayut Chan-O-Cha, has ordered an investigation into a gas pipeline explosion yesterday in Samut Prakan that killed at least three people and injured roughly twenty. You can read more about...

Thailand bans sunscreen with harmful chemicals for coral reefs in country’s national parks

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National - The Royal Gazette has announced the prohibition of the use of sunscreen that contains any of four chemicals considered to be harmful to coral reefs in the national parks, effective today, August 4th,...

Thin stain similar to oil found near shoreline at Mae Ram Phueng Beach in...

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Rayong – A thin stain which is similar to oil was found near the shoreline at Mae Ram Phueng Beach in Rayong this morning (February 12th). First, as a reference, the current situation on oil leaks...

Smoked bats from China found by a Beagle at Suvarnabhumi Airport

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Thailand – Smoked bats and smoked pork were found in luggage from China by a sniffer Beagle at the Suvarnabhumi Airport. The Department of Livestock Development (DLD) reported the odd find yesterday (November 9th). The Inspector Beagle...

Airports of Thailand Planning to Switch to Solar Energy

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National — The Airports of Thailand (AoT) is planning to shift to 100% solar panel usage at all airports within the next four years to address the rising electricity costs, said AoT President Kirati Kitmanawat. He...

Emaciated, Twenty-Year-Old Tiger Among 15 Big Cats Saved from Tiger Farm in Thailand after...

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PRESS RELEASE (WFFT): Twelve tigers and three leopards who have spent their lives in captivity have been rescued from a tiger farm in Thailand. The undisclosed captive tiger facility in northern Thailand was visited by...

Thai Authorities Suspect Foul Play in Rayong Chemical Factory Fire: Possible Connection to Previous...

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National— On April 25th, 2024, Pol. Maj. Gen. Watcharin Pusit, the Commander-in-Chief of the Environmental and Natural Resources Crime Suppression Division (ENRC), publicly revealed the result of an initial inspection of a fire at a...

Elephant Attacks in Central Thailand Draws Concern

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Chachoengsao— At 6:50 PM, on October 31st, 2023, Capt. Sura Soraknit, the Commander of Thai Army Rangers 1306, received a report that a wild elephant assaulted a villager in Khlong Udom village, Sanam Chai Khet,...

Thai Tourism Authority and National Park Service give update on park status during current...

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Thailand- The following graphic, provided by the Thai Tourism Authority in conjunction with the National Park Service of Thailand, shows the current status of all National Parks in the country during a cluster of Covid-19...
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