Government to allow the use of trees as collateral for loans
SATURDAY, JULY 18, 2020
Owners of 58 economically valuable trees will be able to use them as collateral when applying for loans at financial institutions under a new policy, Government Spokesperson Narumon Pinyosinwat said yesterday (July 17) on her Facebook page.
Real Christmas trees being snapped up at Baan & Beyond, Thai Watsadu
MONDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2019
Thais may not really celebrate Christmas but they are as usual getting into the festive spirit and snapping up gifts, home decoration items and, surprisingly, real Christmas trees.
Four suspects were arrested for cutting down a Siamese rosewood tree of a school in Kalasin province while they were transporting the logs for processing in the Ban Dung district of Udon Thani province on Friday night.
Srisuwan Janya, president of the Stop Global Warming Association, on Tuesday lodges a complaint with the Central Administrative Court against Bangkok Governor Pol General Aswin Kwanmuang and the director of the Chutuchak District Office, after the city cut down a big rain tree that was more than 50 years old on Saturday.
A man, 64, climbed a giant tamarind tree to trim branches but he was crushed to death by a cut-off branch at his house in Samut Prakan's Phra Pradaeng district.
Chiang Mai cites concern for houses below as reason for tree felling as issue goes viral
SUNDAY, MAY 06, 2018
Chiang Mai Municipality has released an explanation after cutting down a tree at Klang Wiang, near the shrine at the central intersection of the old city.