Farmers in possession of paraquat and chlorpyrifos must return the chemicals to designated shops within 90 days, from June 1 until Aug 29.
The cleaning operation uses water mixed with disinfectant and will last until the end of the month.
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The Justice Minister said legal measures were required to monitor sex offenders. Even throwing them back in jail if they have a tendency of repeating their...
The US also claims that its Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has found that glyphosate poses no meaningful risk to human health when used as authorised.
Thai authorities have launched a crackdown on banned e-cigarettes, seizing thousands of items in the past three weeks. E-cigarettes have been outlawed in Thailand since 2014...
BANGKOK – Six Thai were arrested Thursday for allegedly exchanging fake US $100 banknotes with a money changer in Northeastern Thailand. Police arrested the six suspects...
CHIANG RAI – Police have arrested a 54-year-old woman with over $500,000 in counterfeit US $100 banknotes after a covert operation. Ms. Masaras Nitisakyothin was taken...
BANGKOK – Thailand’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are on alert for chemical residues in fruits and vegetables in the markets nationwide. In response to the...
CHIANG RAI – Officials from the Department of Agriculture have been dispatched to a Banana plantation in Chiang Rai province after a report of an alleged...
BANGKOK – Former Thai singer Prissana Praisaeng, aka Pooky, was arrested in Bangkok for allegedly trafficking more than 5 kg of ketamine, police said on Tuesday....
CHONBURI – More than a hundred people have been taken to hospital after an explosion and fire erupted aboard a container ship in eastern Thailand’s Laem...
BANGKOK – Thailand’s Pharmacy Council has asked the national committee on hazardous substances to ban two herbicides, paraquat and glyphosate, and the pesticide chlorpyrifos before year’s...
BANGKOK – Thailand is set to deploy rainmaking planes to seed clouds in an effort to tackle the pall of pollution that has shrouded the...
BANGKOK – Thailand’s Narcotics Suppression Bureau in Bangkok has announced the arrest of a Canadian, Briton and two Thai Nationals for producing large quantities of cannabis...
BANGKOK – The Medical Service Department in Bangkok’s City Hall plans to issue guidelines to set a minimum standard of quality and hygiene for 4,000...
BANGKOK – Defence spokesman Kongcheep Tantrawanit said on Thursday production of illicit drugs is increasing in neighbouring countries as producers gain access to “new chemicals”...
BANGKOK – A pair of national reform committees on health and society have come down in favor of a total ban on the farm chemicals,...
CHIANG RAI – The Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) secretary-general Sirinya Sidthichai told a press conference in Bangkok that 15 tonnes of sodium cyanide that’s used...
BANGKOK – Academics in Thailand are urging the Thai Government to prioritize the protection of people’s health from the threat of chemical contamination and ensure...