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- Thailand News
Phuket Gazette Thailand News: Soldiers killed; Cadmium contamination; Push to legalize kratom
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Two soldiers killed, schoolboy injured in Yala blast The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Two soldiers were killed and two others, including a 12-year-old schoolboy, were wounded in a bomb attack at Kanarasdornbumroong 2 School in Yala’s Muang district yesterday. The home-made bomb exploded at 10am,…
- Environment News
Tak’s disposal pits scrutinised ahead of cadmium tailings relocation
The disposal pits in Tak are under tight scrutiny by the Industry Ministry and local agencies, as they prepare for the relocation of cadmium tailings from Samut Sakhon. The permanent secretary for industry, Nattapol Rangsitpol, confirmed he had discussions with Tak governor Somchai Kitcharoenrungroj about the readiness of the province to handle the relocation. In collaboration with several local agencies,…
- Thailand News
Prompt inquiry ordered into 11,000 tonnes of vanished cadmium waste
Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin issued a directive yesterday for a prompt inquiry into the vanishing of 11,000 tonnes of cadmium waste from a smelting factory in Samut Sakhon. The prime minister’s objective, as stated in his X account post yesterday, was to eliminate all dispersed tailings within a fortnight. The cadmium tailings were discovered last Thursday, stored illicitly at a…
- Thailand News
15,000 tonnes of cadmium found in Samur Sakhon, no health scares yet
Acting on a tip-off, the Thai authorities yesterday discovered 15,000 tonnes of cadmium in a warehouse in the Mueang district in the central province of Samut Sakhon. No adverse health effects have been reported by residents thus far. The Industrial Commission of the Secretariat of The House of Representatives received a complaint alleging that a company in the northern province…
- Phuket News
WHO offers forensics assistance
PHUKET: The World Health Organization (WHO) has offered to send forensic scientists to Thailand to help identify tsunami victims, and has asked Thailand to support other countries hit by the tsunami.Dr Samlee Plianbangchang, WHO Regional Director for Southeast Asia, said the organization would draw on experience gained after the September 11, 2001, attacks in the United States.“One must always keep…
