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The prime minister is reportedly keen to allocate a budget for hiring more forest rangers after reports about the laying-off of over 1,700 rangers brought stinging criticism on social media.

The 12-rai Metro Forest located on the Eastern fringes of Bangkok is now open for nature lovers to explore and enjoy, provided they book their visit three days in advance.

Its always fun to explore a new place, especially if that place has an interesting history or community, or is shrouded in mystery.

Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex has been listed as a World Heritage Site, Natural Resources and Environment Minister Warawut Silpa-archa said on Monday.

A forest fire broke out in the Samoeng district of Chiang Mai province, but officials have reportedly managed to control it as of Tuesday morning.

Chiang Mai authorities are buying dried leaves from villagers in a measure to tackle forest fires and pollution caused by locals burning dead vegetation in the province.

The Supreme Court accepted the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC)’s lawsuit against Palang Pracharath MP Pareena Kraikupt on Thursday morning, and subsequently suspended the MP from her duties.

The government's Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency reported on Saturday morning that 572 fire hotspots were detected in Thailand on Friday, down by over a half from Thursday.

KA-32 helicopter was sent on Friday to put out forest fires on a mountain in Chiang Mai province where fire-fighters could not reach.

Forest officials were relieved to find the wild elephant they had helped revive last week is healthy and leading its life normally in the Chachoengsao Khao Ang Rue Nai Wildlife Sanctuary.

Chiang Mai was ranked as having the worst air quality in the world for three consecutive days on Tuesday morning.

The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) said on Monday morning that 1,404 hotspots had been found in Chiang Mai and Lamphun provinces. This was 48.62 per cent fewer than the 2,379 hotspots found during the same period last year.