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Prayut calls for action on sea pollution
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered officials to be diligent in solving the kingdom’s rubbish problem after acknowledging that about 40% of waste went into the ocean last year, according to Traisuree Taisaranakul, deputy government spokeswoman.The prime minister yesterday voiced his concerns after being briefed ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Bangkok canals clogged with tonnes of rubbish
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) collected close to 400,000 tonnes of garbage in canals across the capital over the past five years, the Department of Drainage and Sewerage says.Between 2015 and 2019, the BMA collected 387,261 tonnes of trash from 948 canals across Bangkok, Sansern ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Govt urges more probes into rubbish
The Department of Local Administration (DLA) ordered every provincial governor across the country to widen their probes into possible price collusion in the procurement of rubbish and sewage trucks. Keep reading ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Vendors rubbish criticism of Mae Klong fresh market
Vendors at Mae Klong, also known as Rom Hup – one of Thailand’s landmark markets – have defended its character and surroundings after coming under criticism in online posts. They have spoken up in defense of this world-famous place after several foreigners made critical comments ...
Kachorn Phonimthai
