Will ban paraquat, glyphosate and chlorpyrifos, provided that the alternatives, which are not known to exist, “are effective, are affordable for farmers, and less hazardous.”
Category: Thailand
Thailand’s ‘wicked’ development trap
Can’t compete with neighbouring Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam on wages and input costs nor catch up with countries in the region that possess more advanced innovation and skilled workers.
Leading environmentalist slams Thailand’s record on pollution
Also a marine biologist, he has posted a picture on Facebook of a Thai beach covered in trash as he slams the country for not doing enough to protect the environment.
Lilly, Thailand’s Greta Thunberg, wages ‘war’ on plastic
“I am a kid at war,” the bubbly 12-year-old says after a painstaking hour-long routine picking up cans, bags and bottles bobbing in the canal.
Thai Belt and Road project bumps into finance and liability issues
These twists fly in the face of a message broadcast on Sept. 3 by a senior official of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha’s government that plans were on track for the first phase.
Leading Thai economist blames inequality for Thailand’s ills
Must move away from the emphasis on growth and consumption to the quality of life rather than the quantity of things, says Pasuk Phongpaichit, Emeritus Professor in Political Economy, Chulalongkorn University.