DEPUTY Prime Minister-cum-Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Thammanat Prompao launched a new war on havoc-wreaking blackchin tilapia fish imported from Ghana by a private company during a visit to Samut Songkhram province today (Oct. 13), Naewna said. The predator fish is causing severe ecological damage and ruining the livelihood of fishermen and aquatic farmers. Although
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Aquatic farmers rally over spread of havoc-wreaking blackchin tilapia fish
AROUND 200 aquatic farmers from 19 provinces rallied in front of Agricultural Land Reform Office this morning (March 18) to press the government to resolve the spread of havoc-wreaking blackchin tilapia fish in Thai waters with this affecting the ecosystem and also compensate those impacted by the invasion of this fish, Naewna newspaper said.
Read moreInvasion of blackchin tilapia could turn out to be international ecological crisis: MPs
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PHEU THAI-LED government was today (July 25) cautioned over the possibility that blackchin tilapia, a diehard predator fish, could literally spread out from Thailand to neighbouring countries, thus turning a national ecological crisis into an international one. During today’s House floor debate on the fast-spawning, gluttonous blackchin tilapia literally
Read moreTwo years in jail for releasing alien fish
SAMUT SAKHON Fisheries Department office issued a warning that those who release invasive blackchin tilapia fish into waterways face two years in jail and two million baht fine as the coastal province battles to control and exterminate this fish species, Naewna newspaper said this morning (July 20). Mr. Phadim Rodin, head of the provincial
Read moreRussia acknowledges retreat north of Bakhmut, Wagner boss calls it a ‘rout’
By Reuters and published by Cyprus Mail Kyiv/Kostiantynivka, Ukraine – Moscow acknowledged on Friday (May 12) that its forces had fallen back north of Ukraine’s battlefield city of Bakhmut after a new Ukrainian offensive, in a retreat that the head of Russia’s Wagner private army called a rout. The setback for Russia, which follows
Read moreChina has some doubt on ability to invade Taiwan: CIA chief
By AP and published by CNA Washington – US intelligence shows that China’s President Xi Jinping has instructed his country’s military to “be ready by 2027″ to invade Taiwan though he may be currently harbouring doubts about his ability to do so given Russia’s experience in its war with Ukraine, CIA Director William Burns
Read moreNato, Warsaw say missile that hit Poland was Ukrainian stray
By Reuters and published by US News & World Report Warsaw/Brussels/Nusa Dua, Indonesia – A missile that hit Poland was probably a stray fired by Ukraine’s air defences and not a Russian strike, Poland and Nato said on Wednesday, easing global concern that the war in Ukraine could spill across the border. Nevertheless, Nato’s
Read moreUkraine shelling damages dam: Russia media
By Reuters, Australian Associated Press, DPA and published by The Canberra Times UKRAINE’S Russian-held Nova Kakhovka dam has been damaged in shelling by Ukrainian forces, Russian news agencies report, citing emergency services. Russian state-owned news agency TASS quoted a representative of the emergency services as saying that a rocket launched by a US-made HIMARS
Read moreUkraine gets new air defences, allies deepen resolve after Russian strikes
By Agencies and published by CNA Brussels – Ukraine’s allies announced delivery of new air defences and recommitted to providing robust, enduring military assistance at a meeting at Nato headquarters on Wednesday (Oct. 12), saying Russian missile strikes two days ago only further united them. US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin, sitting next to his
Read moreUkraine’s Defence ministry vows revenge for Russian missile strikes
By Reuters and published by Yahoo! News and Swissinfo.ch Kyiv – Ukraine’s Defence Ministry said it would seek revenge for Russian missile strikes that hit cities across Ukraine on Monday morning. “There is sacrifice amongst people and destruction,” the ministry said on its Facebook page. “The enemy will be punished for the pain and death
Read morePutin tightens infrastructure security after blast on bridge
By AP and published by Mercury News Kyiv, Ukraine – An explosion on Saturday caused the partial collapse of a bridge linking the Crimean Peninsula with Russia, damaging an important supply artery for the Kremlin’s faltering war effort in southern Ukraine and hitting a towering symbol of Russian power in the region. Nobody immediately
Read moreIndia’s Modi tells Putin now is ‘not a time for war’
By AFP and published by CNA Samarkand, Uzbekistan – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Russian President Vladimir Putin that now “is not a time for war” today (Sept. 16) on the sidelines of a regional summit. New Delhi and Moscow have longstanding ties dating back to the Cold War, and Russia remains by far
Read moreUkraine’s Zelenskiy warns Europeans to brace for bleak winter
By Reuters and published by US News & World Report Kyiv – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has told Europeans to expect a difficult winter as the Russian assault on his country leads to cuts in oil and gas exports by Moscow. Zelenskiy was speaking on Saturday night after Moscow shut down a main pipeline that
Read moreFears of a radiation leak mount near Ukrainian nuclear plant
By AP and published by Washington Post Kyiv, Ukraine – Authorities began distributing iodine tablets to residents near Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant today (August 26) in case of a radiation leak, amid mounting fears that the fighting around the complex could trigger a catastrophe. The move came a day after the plant was temporarily
Read moreDrone explosion hits Russia’s Black Sea Fleet HQ
By AP and published by Nbc12.com Kyiv, Ukraine – A small explosive device carried by a makeshift drone blew up on Sunday at the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet on the Crimean Peninsula, wounding six people and prompting the cancellation of ceremonies there honouring Russia’s navy, authorities said. Meanwhile, one of Ukraine’s richest men,
Read moreIndonesia and Russia to build $22b refinery in East Java among other projects
By Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, The Straits Times Jakarta – Indonesia and Russia are set to work together on several projects, even as the West is isolating Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine. Indonesian state-owned oil company Pertamina and Russia’s Rosneft Oil Company are going ahead with their project to build a refinery in
Read moreRussia seizes control of Sakhalin gas project, raises stakes with West
By Reuters and published by CTV News Tokyo/London – President Vladimir Putin has raised the stakes in an economic war with the West and its allies with a decree that seizes full control of the Sakhalin-2 gas and oil project in Russia’s far east, a move that could force out Shell and Japanese investors. The
Read moreRussia abandons Snake Island in victory for Ukraine
By Reuters and published by Cyprus Mail RUSSIAN forces abandoned the strategic Black Sea outpost of Snake Island on Thursday (June 30) in a victory for Ukraine that could loosen the grip of Russia’s blockade on Ukrainian ports. Russia said it had decided to withdraw from the outcrop as a “gesture of goodwill” to
Read moreTycoon Deripaska casts doubt on Russia quest for ‘victory’ in Ukraine
By Reuters and published by US News & World Report London – Russian aluminium tycoon Oleg Deripaska suggested on Tuesday (June 28) that no winner would emerge from Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine and highlighted the economic price that Russia was paying for its actions. Deripaska’s comments to reporters in Moscow represented a rare public
Read moreRussia steps up missile strikes on Ukraine as G7 leaders gather
By Reuters, published by CNA, plus BBC Kyiv – Russian missiles hit an apartment block and kindergarten in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Sunday (June 26), in strikes US President Joe Biden condemned as “barbarism” as world leaders gathered in Europe to discuss further sanctions against Moscow. Up to four explosions shook central Kyiv
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