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"There are also thousands of street side vendors of drinks, including the most popular Thai iced coffee and Thai tea, which come in a plastic cup,...
Shoppers across Thailand are showing typical Thai ingenuity in coping with big retailers' recent ban on single-use plastic bags, bringing buckets, baskets and even a wheelbarrow...
PHOTO: tinysg.com A ban on plastic bans came into force this week where 75 of Thailand's key retailers eventually bit the bullet and decided to cave...
"It is a huge New Year’s gift to Thailand and the world." This proud announcement from the Natural Resources and Environment Minister Varavuth Silpa-archa voicing his strong...
And so it begins, a new era in Thailand, and a new paradigm where plastic bags may be seen as environmental pariahs instead of day to...
Over and above the ban on plastic bags set to begin on January 1, Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health has also slapped a ban on plastic...
The Thaiger reminds readers that many major Thai retailers will stop providing plastic bags from January 1 in a campaign to reduce the whopping 13.5 billion...
PHOTOS: Kasetsart University Where does all the garbage floating around Thailand's waters come from? A survey by a leading university shows that 80% of the rubbish, floating...
PHOTO: The Nation A survey by Suan Dusit Rajabhat University (Suan Dusit Poll), indicates that a vast majority of the Thai public see the value in...
As a widespread ban on single-use plastic bags looms, the high cost of producing a viable, environmentally-friendly alternative is proving a challenge. Forty three shopping malls and...
"Bangkokians, alone, use 80 million plastic bags daily." Seventy-five brands and their channels under the Thai Retailers Association have announced they will stop handing out plastic...
From January 1, visitors to any of Thailand’s national parks must carry their own garbage bags and take their trash with them when they leave. Thai...
In a move that some would say has been a long time coming, the Thai government has announced that single-use plastic bags will be banned at...
The PM Prayut Chan-o-cha says he’s not too concerned by threats from five coalition parties to withhold support unless the government provides satisfactory answers during the...
The Constitutional Court will deliver a ruling on on Nov 20 that could make or break the Future Forward Party (FFP) and its leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit....
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