The Thai navy on Tuesday said it had intercepted wildlife traffickers attempting to smuggle 104 endangered pangolins to China on the Mekong river.

Biology - Ecology

Mar 26, 2013 1 / 5 (1) 0

Governments agreed on Monday to restrict international trade in four shark species in a bid to save them from extinction due to rampant demand for their fins.

Biology - Ecology

Mar 11, 2013 not rated yet 0

South Africa is exploring the legal trade of rhino horn to counter a poaching bloodbath that has surged despite tighter security controls, the environment minister said Thursday.

Biology - Ecology

Feb 28, 2013 not rated yet 1

(AP)—A Thai court on Thursday ordered the government to clean up a lead-polluted creek and pay nearly $4 million in compensation to local villagers as part of a legal battle that lasted almost a decade.

Space & Earth - Environment

Jan 10, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

A Vietnamese man was arrested with rhino horn worth more than half a million dollars in his luggage at Bangkok's main airport, Thai officials said.

Biology - Ecology

Jan 07, 2013 not rated yet 0

A Thai man has been arrested with 16 tiger cubs in his pick-up truck while driving near the kingdom's border with Laos, police said Saturday.

Biology - Ecology

Oct 27, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 2

After years of delays, Thailand's top three mobile telephone operators will bid next week for licences to provide third-generation (3G) services in the kingdom, regulators said Tuesday.

Technology - Telecom

Oct 09, 2012 not rated yet 0

Singapore's new long-haul budget carrier Scoot has taken off for the first time, using a novel way of saving fuel -- by replacing its in-built TVs with iPads.

Technology - Energy & Green Tech

Jun 05, 2012 not rated yet 0

A new round of climate talks will be held in Bangkok from August 30 to September 5 to prepare for minister-level negotiations at year end, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) said on Friday.

Space & Earth - Environment

Jun 01, 2012 3 / 5 (2) 0

UN wildlife trade regulator CITES said Wednesday that tougher limits should be imposed on trade of aquatic species such as corals, dolphins and sturgeons to protect them from extinction.

Biology - Ecology

Mar 22, 2012 not rated yet 0

Groupon announced Monday it was launching in Thailand, the 47th country for the daily deals site outside the United States.

Technology - Business

Feb 27, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

The Thai capital, built on swampland, is slowly sinking and the floods currently besieging Bangkok could be merely a foretaste of a grim future as climate change makes its impact felt, experts say.

Space & Earth - Environment

Nov 07, 2011 5 / 5 (2) 1