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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.

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.

AN ENGINEERING ACADEMIC has raised concerns about the potentially serious environmental impacts of an open coal mine planned for Chiang Mai’s Omkoi district.

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.

ACADEMICS and environmentalists have urged the prime minister to revoke and redraft the current Enhancement and Conservation of National Environmental Quality Bill, while more than 200 campaigners against the bill pledged to protest until they receive a satisfactory outcome from the government.

Opponents of Thepha coal-fired plant disrupt Prayut’s Songkhla trip

Groups opposed to the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process prescribed in the new Enhancement and Conservation of National Environmental Quality Bill have decided to launch mass protests beginning November 1.

The Central Administrative Court has ruled against an environmental impact assessment (EIA) report of a luxury condominium project in Bangkok’s Lumpini area.

Activist groups upset Chinese firm to get first review of navigation project study

PRIME Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha asked for support yesterday to push state investment projects forward, after finding at least 20 projects struggling to pass environmental impact assessments (EIAs).

LAST WEEK Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, in his capacity as the head of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), issued an order that will result in cutting lengthy development procedures for some state projects so preparations for construction

THE JUNTA’S latest order looks set to speed up 62 projects as it allows key preparations for implementation pending a proper environmental impact assessment (EIA).