The Administrative Court on Wednesday postponed a ruling on a petition seeking an injunction to suspend the ban on three toxic farm chemicals.
Category: Thailand
BioGreen-Sate micro-organism may replace toxic paraquat and glyphosate
Micro-organisms may offer an alternative to weed the killers paraquat and glyphosate for farmers, according to Thailand’s Office of Policy and Technology for Sustainable Agriculture.
Rail network development a summit priority
An informed source said the SRT’s plan that is set to be announced at the Asean Summit is a five-year plan to expand Thailand’s rail network from its current length of 800km to 4,565km.
Mekong River falls to critical level, sand dunes emerge
Mekong River levels in Thailand have fallen to just 1.50 metres, exposing sand dunes in Muang district, making navigation difficult for cargo vessels and fishing boats, and affecting fish migration.
Growing gap between richest and poorest Thais
Thailand is the country with the widest income inequality in ASEAN and one of the four worst performers on a world chart which included Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and Egypt.
US urges Thailand to delay ban on pesticide as it will affect Bt51-bn of imports
He also said that the National Committee on Hazardous Substances had not made the decision based on scientific evidence.
Thai police arrest ‘kingpin’ in Asian wildlife trafficking
The Vietnamese national is alleged to be a kingpin in Asia’s illegal trade in endangered species, dealing a blow to a family-run syndicate that smuggles elephant ivory, rhino horn and tiger parts to Chinese and Vietnamese dealers.