100m-baht funding for Phayao airport EIA added to Cabinet agenda
MONDAY, MARCH 18, 2024
Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said he supported plans to build an airport in Phayao, while a minister said its environmental impact assessment (EIA) will be reviewed at the next Cabinet meeting.
Prawit-led panel okays EIA for Surat Thani-Hat Yai railway, Chiang Rai reservoir
MONDAY, JUNE 19, 2023
The National Environment Committee has approved the environmental impact assessments (EIA) for the construction of the Surat Thani-Hat Yai double-track railway and a reservoir in Chiang Rai.
EIAs approved for railway, runway, Korat ring road
MONDAY, JULY 20, 2020
The National Environment Board today approved Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) reports for several projects, including the Bt36-billion Jira, Nakhon Ratchasima-Ubon Ratchathani double-track rail line, said National Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning secretary-general Raweewan Bhuridej.
Locals unite to stop projects in heart of famous rice zone
THURSDAY, MAY 23, 2019
LOCAL GROUPS, mostly farmers, are voicing strong opposition to the construction of a sugar factory and connected bagasse-fuelled power plant in the heart of Thung Kula Rong Hai – an area in the Northeast known for its jasmine rice.
Concerns over Chiang Mai coal project are ‘logically sound’, says engineering academic
THURSDAY, MAY 23, 2019
AN ENGINEERING ACADEMIC has raised concerns about the potentially serious environmental impacts of an open coal mine planned for Chiang Mai’s Omkoi district.
Kaeng Krachan road project kicks off despite concerns
MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2018
DESPITE concerns over the environmental impact a concrete road inside Kaeng Krachan National Park would have, and the absence of an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) on the project, park officials said building of the road will begin next month.