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This is a critical environmental problem for Thailand. [31] According to the Pollution Control Department, the agricultural sector is the largest polluter as the nation's farms discharged up to 39 million m 3 of wastewater per day in 2016. The industrial sector ranked second, discharging 17.8 million m 3 per day.
A preventive measure introduced in May; Thai Chana QR-code before entering a retail premise to track individual customers On 12 January, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that a novel coronavirus was the cause of a respiratory illness in a cluster of people in Wuhan, Hubei, China, who had initially come to the attention of the WHO on 31 December 2019.
The day before, Thai authorities ordered 12 protest leaders to turn themselves in on 1 December and face charges that include lèse-majesté. [182] [184] A well-known Thai royalist scholar Sulak Sivaraksa decried Prayut's using the lèse-majesté law and called for the prime minister's removal from office. [185]
A Thai court on Thursday summoned a former military commander and issued arrest warrants for six retired senior security personnel after their no-show at a hearing in a criminal lawsuit over the ...
Poverty and economic problems are a key factor behind the insurgency. [97] [98] Although Thailand's economy has grown dramatically in the past several decades, gains in both northern and southern provinces have been relatively limited. [99] Income differences between Buddhist and Muslim households are especially pronounced in the border region ...
Human rights in Thailand have long been a contentious issue. The country was among the first to sign the UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948 and seemed committed to upholding its stipulations; in practice, however, those in power have often abused the human rights of the Thai nation with impunity.
The smooth completion of the 2 February election did not resolve Thailand's political situation, as issues of continuing relevancy remained of concern to the caretaker government: firstly, due to protester blockades, 28 constituencies failed to register candidates; secondly, the constitution required at least 475 filled seats, or 95 per cent of ...
As of 2019 sugar consumption in Thailand is 28 teaspoons (131 grams) per person per day, four times the World Health Organization (WHO) recommendation. [21] Excessive consumption of sugar leads to obesity, a public health issue. Thailand is number two in ASEAN, behind Malaysia, in the prevalence of obesity. In 2017, Thailand levied an excise ...