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House committee member who criticised Similan park lodging faces probe

The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) has launched an investigation into whether the chief of Mu Ko Similan National Park improperly allowed an adviser to the parliamentary committee vetting the 2027 budget bill to stay overnight on the Similan Islands despite a long-standing accommodation ban, after…

Bangkok Post · Aug 6

Politics trumps conservation

The cabinet's decision last week to approve the removal of the red-whiskered bulbul from the list of protected species marks a troubling retreat from conservation policy. The move allows the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP), under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, to delist the…

Bangkok Post · Jul 25

Govt targets resorts on park land

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE) has intensified its crackdown on illegal resorts in Thap Lan National Park, ordering demolitions and preparing asset seizures and money laundering charges against investors.

Bangkok Post · Jul 21

Ailing elephant's return flight date not locked in

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment will decide on June 28 if the ailing male Thai elephant in Sri Lanka is ready to take a six-hour flight to Chiang Mai.

Bangkok Post · Jun 13, 2023

Kingdom set to repatriate sick elephant

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has set aside a 19-million-baht budget to repatriate an ailing Thai elephant called Sak Surin from Sri Lanka next month, according to minister Varawut Silpa-archa.

Bangkok Post · Jun 9, 2023

Asean eyed to help curb haze

The government is seeking cooperation with neighbouring countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to combat the transboundary haze pollution choking the region.

Bangkok Post · Mar 28, 2023