Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has ordered a probe into alleged involvement of politicians in widespread bushfires in peat swamp forests in Nakhon Si Thammarat and other provinces.
Two cases of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) have been detected in Surin following an outbreak in Cambodia which borders the northeastern province.
A judge commissioner of justice has weighed in on behalf of victims of lead contamination at Klity Creek in Kanchanaburi's Thong Pha Phum district by seeking compensation for their illnesses.
The National Housing Authority yesterday signed an agreement with the Wastewater Management Authority that is expected to lead to cleaner water in low-income communities throughout Thailand.
Environmentalists have slammed the environmental impact report of the controversial Mae Wong Dam, saying it was poorly conducted and underestimated the likely damage to wildlife and forest ecology.
A small earthquake with a magnitude of 2.3 on the Richter scale hit the western province of Kanchanaburi on Monday, the Meteorological Department's Seismological Bureau reported.
Carbon credits are emerging as a new market for developing Asian nations, reports Umesh Pandey in Singapore
As Asia starts to witness a rise in carbon trade, many markets are looking to start trading Certified Emission Reduction (CER) credits and Thailand is not being left behind.
Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, India, China (both in Shanghai and Beijing) are all reported considering opening exchanges for trading carbon credits.
