The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) will roll out plans to expand forest areas within the next three months as part of its efforts to combat forest encroachment nationwide. 

A blaze at a vast rubbish dump home to six million tonnes of putrefying trash and toxic effluent has kindled fears that poor planning and lax law enforcement are tipping Thailand towards a waste cr

Heavy rain in many parts of the country had caused floods in 17 provinces, leaving six people dead and one person missing, Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department director-general Chatchai Pr

Heavy rain in many parts of the country had caused floods in 17 provinces, leaving six people dead and one person missing, Promlert, director-general of the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Depar

An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale struck inside Myanmar at 4.14pm on Sunday.

The government's 350-billion-baht flood prevention and drought mitigation projects look set to go ahead, despite widespread criticism.

Tropical storms slammed eight villages in Surin and Nakhon Ratchasima provinces on Saturday night, injuring six people and damaging more than 50 houses, officials said.

The experts say the 350-billion-baht projects have not been studied sufficiently and may eventually fail.

More resources are needed to stem the flow of the illegal African ivory trade, the Convention on International Trade on Endangered Species (Cites) says.

The United States has pledged more financial support to help tackle the illegal trade of wildlife and plants in Asean.