Thammanat launches new war on alien fish
DEPUTY Prime Minister-cum-Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Thammanat Prompao launched a new war on havoc-wreaking blackchin tilapia fish imported from Ghana by a private company during a visit to Samut Songkhram province today (Oct. 13), Naewna said. The predator fish is causing severe ecological damage and ruining the livelihood of fishermen and aquatic farmers. Although […]
Read MoreAquatic farmers rally over spread of havoc-wreaking blackchin tilapia fish
AROUND 200 aquatic farmers from 19 provinces rallied in front of Agricultural Land Reform Office this morning (March 18) to press the government to resolve the spread of havoc-wreaking blackchin tilapia fish in Thai waters with this affecting the ecosystem and also compensate those impacted by the invasion of this fish, Naewna newspaper said. […]
Read MoreInvasion of blackchin tilapia could turn out to be international ecological crisis: MPs
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PHEU THAI-LED government was today (July 25) cautioned over the possibility that blackchin tilapia, a diehard predator fish, could literally spread out from Thailand to neighbouring countries, thus turning a national ecological crisis into an international one. During today’s House floor debate on the fast-spawning, gluttonous blackchin tilapia literally […]
Read MoreTwo years in jail for releasing alien fish
SAMUT SAKHON Fisheries Department office issued a warning that those who release invasive blackchin tilapia fish into waterways face two years in jail and two million baht fine as the coastal province battles to control and exterminate this fish species, Naewna newspaper said this morning (July 20). Mr. Phadim Rodin, head of the provincial […]
Read MoreRussia acknowledges retreat north of Bakhmut, Wagner boss calls it a ‘rout’
By Reuters and published by Cyprus Mail Kyiv/Kostiantynivka, Ukraine – Moscow acknowledged on Friday (May 12) that its forces had fallen back north of Ukraine’s battlefield city of Bakhmut after a new Ukrainian offensive, in a retreat that the head of Russia’s Wagner private army called a rout. The setback for Russia, which follows […]
Read MoreChina has some doubt on ability to invade Taiwan: CIA chief
By AP and published by CNA Washington – US intelligence shows that China’s President Xi Jinping has instructed his country’s military to “be ready by 2027″ to invade Taiwan though he may be currently harbouring doubts about his ability to do so given Russia’s experience in its war with Ukraine, CIA Director William Burns […]
Read MoreNato, Warsaw say missile that hit Poland was Ukrainian stray
By Reuters and published by US News & World Report Warsaw/Brussels/Nusa Dua, Indonesia – A missile that hit Poland was probably a stray fired by Ukraine’s air defences and not a Russian strike, Poland and Nato said on Wednesday, easing global concern that the war in Ukraine could spill across the border. Nevertheless, Nato’s […]
Read MoreUkraine shelling damages dam: Russia media
By Reuters, Australian Associated Press, DPA and published by The Canberra Times UKRAINE’S Russian-held Nova Kakhovka dam has been damaged in shelling by Ukrainian forces, Russian news agencies report, citing emergency services. Russian state-owned news agency TASS quoted a representative of the emergency services as saying that a rocket launched by a US-made HIMARS […]
Read MoreUkraine gets new air defences, allies deepen resolve after Russian strikes
By Agencies and published by CNA Brussels – Ukraine’s allies announced delivery of new air defences and recommitted to providing robust, enduring military assistance at a meeting at Nato headquarters on Wednesday (Oct. 12), saying Russian missile strikes two days ago only further united them. US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin, sitting next to his […]
Read MoreUkraine’s Defence ministry vows revenge for Russian missile strikes
By Reuters and published by Yahoo! News and Swissinfo.ch Kyiv – Ukraine’s Defence Ministry said it would seek revenge for Russian missile strikes that hit cities across Ukraine on Monday morning. “There is sacrifice amongst people and destruction,” the ministry said on its Facebook page. “The enemy will be punished for the pain and death […]
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