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  • World NewsCambodia burns, Bangkok chokes, schools closed
    ThaigerWednesday, February 26, 2020
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    Cambodia burns, Bangkok chokes, schools closed

    Bangkok mums and dads will need to sort out what to do with the kids for the rest of the week after the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration closed public schools from today because of the excessive air pollution. Most of the smoke and haze is blowing in from Cambodia with light easterly winds. All schools under the supervision of the BMA…

  • Politics News“Dr. Ganja” is helping promote medical marijuana in Thailand
    ThaigerThursday, January 9, 2020
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    “Dr. Ganja” is helping promote medical marijuana in Thailand

    The Thai health ministry has come up with a plush toy character to encourage children to better understand Thailand’s current stance on marijuana and cannabis, now championed by the Health Minister as a new agricultural industry in Thailand. Yes, that’s a photo of the Thai PM holding a toy Dr Ganja doll which will be used to promote marijuana and…

  • Environment NewsTwo Thai companies caught producing banned agri-chemicals
    Maya TaylorFriday, November 15, 2019
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    Two Thai companies caught producing banned agri-chemicals

    PHOTO: INN News The Department of Special Investigations has discovered two companies producing toxic chemicals, including the recently banned Paraquat and Glyphosate agri-chemicals. Thai Residents reports that production was taking place across five different sites, with the companies mixing the banned substances with organic fertilisers without informing customers. The result was products that were not registered or approved by any…

  • Environment NewsThailand’s swift response to the ‘fall armyworm’ pest
    ThaigerSaturday, October 19, 2019
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    Thailand’s swift response to the ‘fall armyworm’ pest

    OPINION: Somsak Samanwong – Regional Technical Educator for APAC, Corteva Agriscience. PHOTO: East-East Seed In Thailand, corn is an indispensable staple crop, used as an important source of feed for a thriving poultry and livestock industry. About 1.04 million hectares of our land is used to produce corn, with this year’s yields estimated at a record high of 5.3 million tonnes.…

  • Environment NewsPanel bans paraquat, glyphosate and chlorpyrifos effective December 1
    ThaigerTuesday, October 8, 2019
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    Panel bans paraquat, glyphosate and chlorpyrifos effective December 1

    A four-party working committee, set up on the request of the Thai PM Prayut Chan-o-cha, has agreed unanimously to ban the production, import, sale and use of three controversial herbicides – paraquat, glyphosate and chlorpyrifos. The decision was handed down yesterday and takes effect as of December 1 “as a New Year’s gift for the Thai people”. Thai Deputy Agriculture…

  • Northern Thailand NewsFarmlands flooded in Mukdahan from mountain run-off
    ThaigerSunday, August 25, 2019
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    Farmlands flooded in Mukdahan from mountain run-off

    PHOTO: The Nation Some 10,000 rai of farmland and a main road have been inundated with run-off from mountains in Mukdahan, north-east Thailand near the Laos border and Mekong River. The roads were cut off yesterday morning. The Dong Luang district chief Somsak Boonchan says the runoff from the Phuphan Noi mountain range was caused by several days of heavy…

  • Environment NewsThai farmers reluctant to scale down use of ‘toxic’ herbicides
    ThaigerSunday, August 18, 2019
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    Thai farmers reluctant to scale down use of ‘toxic’ herbicides

    Thai farmers say they oppose the proposed bans on herbicides paraquat, glyphosate and chlorpyrifos. The Thai government plans to phase out three chemical weed killers, widely used by Thai farmers, by the end of this year. Farmers say they oppose the restrictions of use because the chemicals provide higher crop yields, according to Thai PBS who headed out into the…

  • Northern Thailand NewsFarmers fall for fake fertiliser in Kalasin
    ThaigerSaturday, August 10, 2019
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    Farmers fall for fake fertiliser in Kalasin

    PHOTOS: INN News A gang selling fake fertiliser had been travelling around Kalasin in Thailand’s north-east selling their products to unsuspecting farmers. Kalasin Police arrested 5 suspects that were selling the unregistered fertilisers to farmers in the area. All of the suspects are originally from Roi Et Province, also in the north-east. They were delivering large bags of fertilisers to…

  • World NewsXayaburi Dam owners say they’re not responsible for dry Mekong River
    ThaigerSunday, July 28, 2019
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    Xayaburi Dam owners say they’re not responsible for dry Mekong River

    PHOTO: The Laotian Times CK Power, operators of the new Xayaburi Dam in Laos, are denying their dam tests (running from July 15 until tomorrow) are responsible for the low water flows in the Mekong River. The tests were a lead up to full scale production of electricity from October this year, most of which will head to Thailand. Fingers…

  • World NewsASEAN meeting reports on global sugar deficit and opportunities for SE Asian countries
    ThaigerTuesday, June 18, 2019
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    ASEAN meeting reports on global sugar deficit and opportunities for SE Asian countries

    The ASEAN Sugar Alliance says there will be a global sugar deficit of about 2.5 million tonnes in 2019-20, and prices are expected to firm following a number of years of falling prices and surplus stocks. The prediction was reported at the fourth meeting of the ASEAN Sugar Alliance in Ho Chi Minh City yesterday. Market analyst, futures trading and risk manager…