Category: Thailand
31 Provinces in Thailand Warned to Brace for Severe Drought
The Royal Irrigation Department (RID) is assisting efforts to dig 524 wells across Thailand’s 32 outer provinces due to low Mekong River flows.
Meet Thailand’s answer to Greta Thunberg. She’s only 12, but her passion is already paying off
Lilly is a regular at weekly Bangkok events organised by Trash Hero — a volunteer group that picks up rubbish at dozens of locations around the world.
Thailand kicks off 2020 with plastic bag ban
Thailand began the year with a ban on single-use plastic bags at major stores, continuing a campaign launched by the government and retailers towards a complete ban in 2021 to reduce waste and debris in the sea.
Thai Officials Warn of Extremely Low Water Reserves
Saksiri Yusuk, director of the irrigation office, said low reserved water were at the Ubon Ratana dam and the Chulabhorn dam. There was enough water for only consumption and ecosystem conservation.
After decades in darkness, this entire Thai village is now powered by solar energy
In 2018, solar panels were installed on the last of the 400 homes in Wong Wan, under a community-led initiative that finally solved a problem that authorities had not been able to fix in decades.
Thailand ‘top destination’ for ivory products: WWF
Attitudes are slowly changing, demand for ivory products among Chinese tourists remains high and Thailand remains the world’s top producer of ivory products.
Miracle of Maya Bay
How this Thai paradise island wrecked by tourism has staged an incredible recovery in marine life
Thai rice farmers shun pesticides and fight climate change
Battling drought, debt and ailments blamed on pesticides, rice farmers in northern Thailand have turned to eco-friendly growing methods in a country that is one of the top exporters of the grain in the world.