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‘Alarming levels’ of methamphetamine trafficking in Asia’s Mekong, UN warns

The marine ecology division of the Marine Biological Centre has reported on research about coral bleaching in the areas around Phuket. The first stage of coral bleaching has been found in some areas around Koh Payu (Ao Kung area), Koh Maithon, Koh Aew and Koh ...

UN

Six Mekong nations call for accelerated action to eliminate malaria before 2030

The governments of Cambodia, China, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand and Viet Nam have together called for accelerated action to eliminate malaria in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) by 2030.Signing a joint Ministerial Call for Action at the World Health Assembly in Geneva, the ...

APLMA

Yala Kick Off sponsors sustainable development of rubber farmers

The Rubber Authority of Thailand (RAOT) has launched its “Yala Kick Off” program, donating support funds for the sustainable development of rubber growers. Vice Director of the RAOT, Surachai Boonwanno, was present at the RAOT’s Yala Office to chair the launch of the program and to ...

Itiporn Lakarnchua

Efficiency and fairness in era of disruptive technology

Technological change and modern innovation can lead to tremendous and fast-paced impact on the economy. In the past, these changes are driven by a parade of technologies that have developed exponentially within a short period of time; be it digital communication technology, machine learning, artificial ...

Coral bleaching found off Phuket

The marine ecology division of the Marine Biological Centre has reported on research about coral bleaching in the areas around Phuket. The first stage of coral bleaching has been found in some areas around Koh Payu (Ao Kung area), Koh Maithon, Koh Aew and Koh ...

Kritsada Mueanhawong

Remote sensing observation to help sustainable development along the Mekong

China will coordinate with countries from Asia and Oceania to conduct satellite remote sensing observation along the Mekong River, according to the website of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).Keep reading ...

Thailand Strengthens Effectiveness of the Fisheries Monitoring Center

On 16 May 2018, General Chatchai Sarikulya, Deputy Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand, visited the Fisheries Monitoring Center (FMC), which is located within the Department of Fisheries, to follow up on its performance and explore ways to increase the effectiveness of the FMC.Keep ...

Five steps proposed to end illegal land ownership

The national Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has proposed drastic measures to tackle the growing number of illegal land ownership cases, especially those concerning forest reserves, public land and undocumented land plots.Keep reading ...

Whale sharks threatened with extinction

By-catching while fishing poses critical threat to the survival of the species. Its head was down, while its tail was up to the air, after being tied up tightly with a rope attached to a big reel on that trawler.Keep reading ...

Piyaporn Wongruang

EU delegates informed about Thai fisheries sector efforts

Delegates from the European parliament were given a presentation on effective law enforcement and the impressive progress on labour rights protection in Thailand’s fisheries sector, as evidence of the Thai government’s true intention to achieve sustainability in the region’s fisheries sector.Keep reading ...

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