MAE HONG SON province has suffered wave after wave of forest fires with the total number of hotspots so far this year exceeding what was registered the entire last year while arson continues, PPTVHD36 said this afternoon (April 12). The Provincial Wildfire, Haze, and Dust Pollution Prevention and Mitigation Operations Centre said there were
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Chiang Mai tackles forest fire crisis
CHIANG MAI is facing a forest fire crisis after continuous surge in hotspots with as many as 99 detected yesterday morning alone (March 29) as police track down arsonists, TV Channel 7 said last night. This northern province’s Governor Rattapol Naradisorn rushed to Chiang Dao district to closely monitor the forest fire crisis with
Read moreThailand, Laos, Myanmar seek to head off looming dry-season haze and smog
THAILAND, Myanmar and Laos have launched a Joint Plan of Action, under the name of “CLEAR Sky Strategy” to pre-empt and prevent the annual dry-season haze and smog caused largely by forest fires and agricultural burning. While the joint effort may help mitigate the problem to some extent, speakers at the session admitted that
Read moreMinister fuming at chemicals leaking at Ayutthaya factory three times in a row
INDUSTRY Minister Ms. Pimpatra Wichaikul is furious at chemicals leaking at a factory in Ayutthaya province for the third time in a row last night (Apr. 27) and ordered the Department of Industrial Works to quickly resolve this problem and make sure it doesn’t happen again, Naewna newspaper said this evening (Apr. 28). She
Read morePita tells Srettha to set a timeline to solve forest fires, toxic dust woes
FORMER MOVE Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat called on Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin to set a clear timeline to tackle the problem of forest fires and toxic PM2.5 air pollution while visiting Chiang Mai this weekend, Naewna newspaper said today (Mar. 17), Speaking to reporters at a restaurant in this northern city, Pita said he
Read moreIndia tests missile capable of carrying multiple nuclear warheads
New Delhi – India has successfully test-fired a domestically developed ballistic missile capable of carrying multiple nuclear warheads for the first time, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said yesterday (Mar. 11.) Modi said he was “proud” the launch of “the first flight test of indigenously developed Agni-5 missile with Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV)
Read moreMan-made fires in Chonburi wildlife sanctuary yet to be put out
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MAN-MADE FIRES which have occurred since the last several days in a wildlife sanctuary in Chonburi are yet to be extinguished by the authorities. National Parks, Wildlife & Plant Conservation Department director-general Atthapol Charoenchansa said today (Jan. 15) a few suspected wildlife hunters had allegedly torched the woods in Khao
Read moreOne to two days more to extinguish wildfires in Nakhon Nayok
AS A FIERCE blaze continues to rage on Nakhon Nayok’s mountains another helicopter was added to firefighting effort today (Apr. 1) taking the total to six with teams battling the blaze expecting to take another day or two to extinguish it, Naewna newspaper said. The wildfires, which broke out on Wednesday night (Mar. 29),
Read morePrayut not going to inspect huge fire, but Prawit is doing so
PRIME MINISTER Prayut Chan-o-cha said today (Mar. 30) that he is too busy to go monitor efforts to put out a huge fire raging across three mountains in Nakhon Nayok but Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan is free to do so in keeping with his duty, Naewna newspaper said. He added that he had
Read moreMountains ablaze in Nakhon Nayok, Phetchabun
A HUGE FIRE has been racing through three mountains in Nakhon Nayok province just northeast of Bangkok since last night (Mar. 29) while equally fierce fires have been spreading unchecked across a mountain and a forest park in north-central Phetchabun province for over 36 hours, Sanook.com and Naewna newspaper said today. The blaze in
Read moreWild elephants flee raging forest fires in Trat
FOREST FIRES roaring through Trat province since Feb. 26 have destroyed over 2,500 rai of forests so far with wild elephants too now fleeing for safety, Naewna newspaper said today (Mar. 7). Mr. Pasawat Chotiwatphongchai, head of both unit 15 for resolving wild elephant problems and Klong Kaew Waterfall National Park, said after several
Read moreTrat hit by toxic smoke from forest fires in Cambodia
PEOPLE living in large parts of eastern Trat province are suffering from toxic smoke that drifted across the border from forest fires raging in Cambodia despite the Thai military having built an understanding with the neighbouring country that this should not occur, Naewna newspaper said today (Feb. 1). Trat Governor Mr. Chamnanwit Teerat said
Read moreMae Hong Son in dire condition – 135 fire hotspots so far
NORTHERN Mae Hong Son province will likely see an increase in forest fires this year with as many as 135 fire hotspots having been detected during Jan. 1-27, Naewna newspaper said today (Jan. 28). The Forest Fire Control Centre said it is Mae La Noi district where most of the hotspots were seen, totalling
Read moreFires rage across southern Europe, forcing hundreds to evacuate
By AFP and published by Channel NewsAsia Ankara – Dozens of villages were evacuated in tourist hotspots in southern Turkey on Sunday (August 1) as wildfires that have claimed eight lives raged for a fifth day, while blazes also hit Greece, Italy and Spain. Fanned by soaring temperatures and strong winds – with experts saying
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