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Post by Banjo on Aug 8, 2018 6:46:13 GMT 7
Chemicals in food are a big issue in Thailand. Paraquat is still used ! Now Banjo and whoever else lives up that way can be all healthy. Chiang Rai to open chemical-free vegetable and fruit market in 2019 7 Aug 2018 Chiang Rai province is set to open the largest market for fresh fruit and vegetables in the upper part of the northern Thailand next year. Permanent Secretary of Chiang Rai Samrit Sawamipak said during a press conference today at Le Meridien Chiang Rai Resort, that the market would help local farmers in the province become more competitive and maintain the prices of locally grown fresh fruit and vegetables. Samrit also believes Chiang Rai will become known regionally as a center of organic produce since the market, also known as Talad Lan Muang, will only sell chemical-free fresh produce. Napintorn Srisanpang, the President of the Ratchaburi Central Vegetable and Fruit Market, said today the opening of such a market in Chiang Rai was due to the fact there is over two million rai of farmland, and given the proximity of the province to Laos and Myanmar, Chiang Rai could potentially become a distribution center for fresh vegetables and fruit to these nations. It is also expected that up to 10,000 tons of vegetables and fruit will be delivered and distributed via the center daily. Jianghai Market Plc Executive Director Wisarn Techateerawat said that in addition to organic produce, Talad Lan Muang will also sell locally made goods in the hope of attracting tourists from other provinces. The market, which will be located on a 160 rai- plot of land at Mae Korn Intersection, will open next year. The construction will cost around 2 billion baht. thainews.prd.go.th/website_en/news/news_detail/WNECO6108070010006Always good news, I get most of my veggies from the Royal Project shop which observes internationally accepted withholding periods before harvest. I do eat apples, a notorious source of agricultural chemicals, that could come from anywhere though.
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Post by nomadic on Aug 8, 2018 8:33:06 GMT 7
safer to eat an apple than to step onto a road here though. Amazes me all the publicity about food chemicals but zero on the daily road kill. Every ten minutes or less i have a motor bike passing by at the speed of sound that drowns out the radio. Not once in 20 years has there been a single arrest. I don't think 60 a day die from eating apples.
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Post by onemore on Aug 8, 2018 8:36:50 GMT 7
safer to eat an apple than to step onto a road here though. Amazes me all the publicity about food chemicals but zero on the daily road kill. Every ten minutes or less i have a motor bike passing by at the speed of sound that drowns out the radio. Not once in 20 years has there been a single arrest. I don't think 60 a day die from eating apples. Nomadic, it is the same here in the Philippines, they all think they are invincible, even up against a 1.5 tonne utility.
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Post by nomadic on Aug 8, 2018 8:49:32 GMT 7
yes but an apple will scare them to death. even scarier than an 18 wheeler or a double decker bus on the wrong side of the road. They are all good drivers they all tell me. And nothing other than education and strict law enforcement can change it but will never happen in my time. Hey, not moaning about it just discussing it also. Still far better than Oz anytime. Now that's a place for moaners for sure. " Hey can you believe it, I just saw someone driving while on the phone" Well i just saw someone on a motor bike in the rain with 3 kids behind, no helmets, while holding an umbrella and texting at the same time. No the circus was not in town either.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2018 8:48:57 GMT 7
Seems like this was rather innocuous. Fingers crossed for you all over there though; stay safe! Cheers bear
7.0 magnitude undersea earthquake shakes Philippines. A 7.0 magnitude earthquake was recorded off the southern Philippine island of Mindanao, triggering a tsunami warning which was later withdrawn. A strong undersea earthquake has struck off the southern Philippines with the head of the country's quake-monitoring agency advising people in the southeastern province to avoid beaches in case of a tsunami.No casualties or damage have been reported, and the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre has lifted its warning for a potential tsunami that could hit coastal areas of the southern Philippine and Indonesia. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said that the quake was detected at a depth of 49 kilometres and a magnitude of 7.1 about 162 kilometres off Davao Oriental province. Chandeliers shook on the mainland as the earthquake. It said that it could generate aftershocks but the agency did not expect any damage. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake hit at a depth of 60 kilometres and measured 6.9. The earthquake initially sparked fear of a tsunami, but that threat has passed. (CNN) Renato Solidum, who heads the quake-monitoring institute, said that a major tsunami was unlikely given the depth of the quake and other factors but advised villagers to avoid the beach in Davao Oriental province and outlying regions for about two hours after the quake struck around noon as a precaution. The quake was felt in some coastal areas, he said. Indonesia's Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said the quake doesn't have a potential to cause a tsunami affecting Indonesia. amp.9news.com.au/article/264acbd2-1f23-4afe-aa16-4321a260b06d
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Post by itsmylife08 on Dec 30, 2018 21:00:46 GMT 7
I'm still reminded of the last earthquake which struck Cebu 7.2 magnitude on the 15th October 2013, the effects are still visible all over the house, what can I say?
God bless all and stay safe
Regards Itsa
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Post by nomadic on Feb 25, 2019 8:50:33 GMT 7
Not sure if 100% true or not but i just read on facebook that the usually magnificent Pai valley in north Thailand is currently the most polluted place on earth. Either way, when i left it was unfit for human habitation. Only when every non Thai leaves and every hotel and restaurant is empty will something be done as the police do not even see the illegal fires. No tourist in their right mind should go anywhere north of Bangkok until mid April.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2019 10:41:24 GMT 7
Not sure if 100% true or not but i just read on facebook that the usually magnificent Pai valley in north Thailand is currently the most polluted place on earth. Either way, when i left it was unfit for human habitation. Only when every non Thai leaves and every hotel and restaurant is empty will something be done as the police do not even see the illegal fires. No tourist in their right mind should go anywhere north of Bangkok until mid April. Then again with the red alert days in Bangkok, maybe the islands are are better bet; or the peninsula in general.
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Post by Denis-NFA on Feb 25, 2019 18:07:11 GMT 7
It's a situation that saddens me here and though the local Mayor has instituted recycling local folk and visitors are just not aware.
I did get my next door neighbour to stop burning off leaves directly over the fence by just asking them because I have a lung problem (COPD) and they were kind to this 'furener' and relocated their practice.
But on the other side they burn plastic for cooking but mostly the breeze blows it away from me!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2019 19:29:18 GMT 7
It's a situation that saddens me here and though the local Mayor has instituted recycling local folk and visitors are just not aware. I did get my next door neighbour to stop burning off leaves directly over the fence by just asking them because I have a lung problem (COPD) and they were kind to this 'furener' and relocated their practice. But on the other side they burn plastic for cooking but mostly the breeze blows it away from me! Nothing quite like cooking with cyanide! Least that's what I was once told burning plastic produces.
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Post by nomadic on Feb 25, 2019 20:43:16 GMT 7
Is there slash and burn farming where you are denis? They burn everything here at this time of year from leaves to farming to forest clearing.
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Post by Denis-NFA on Feb 25, 2019 20:59:38 GMT 7
Is there slash and burn farming where you are denis? They burn everything here at this time of year from leaves to farming to forest clearing. No nomadicNo slash and burn type thing. Mostly the coastal areas have been 'denuded' but the hills still retain some of the original stuff. But the rice farms are something to behold. LOL. I grew up on a large scale rice farm in Australia and truly I could plant and harvest the product here in a very short time. But it would eliminate so many jobs, poor and all as they are, so what do you do.? Some didn't know that we grow bananas in Australia. I have said that if I could I would allow 20 million Phils type folk into NQ. They would make it work!
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