BWG requests investigation into Thai PBS DECODE program

MGR Online•Politics•15m ago

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Better World Green Public Company Limited has filed a complaint against Thai PBS's DECODE program for allegedly using manipulated images and lacking factual balance in its reporting on wastewater issues.

•Better World Green (BWG) claims Thai PBS manipulated images of its landfill to show black water that does not exist.
•BWG notes that the Department of Industrial Works found no evidence of wastewater discharge from BWG into public water sources.
•BWG has requested an investigation into five main areas regarding the DECODE program's production standards.
•The dispute stems from a seminar held on November 9, 2026.

Overview

•A seminar titled "Is there a way out? Wastewater problem in Saraburi Province" was organized by the Ecological Alert and Recovery Thailand (EARTH) and Thai PBS DECODE on November 9, 2026.
•Better World Green (BWG) filed a complaint with the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Receiving and Considering Complaints from the Public of the Thai Public Broadcasting Service (Thai PBS).
•Better World Green (BWG) claims that Thai PBS edited a photo of a landfill to show surrounding black water to mislead viewers into believing wastewater was being released.
•The Department of Industrial Works found no evidence of wastewater discharge from Better World Green (BWG) into public water sources, while two other factories on the same waterway were ordered to close.
•Better World Green (BWG) argues that Thai PBS DECODE used technical COD values from an intermediate treatment stage and compared them to final discharge standards without proper explanation.
•Better World Green (BWG) asserts that the DECODE team and Thai PBS never contacted the company for interviews or clarification before publishing the content.
•Better World Green (BWG) requested Thai PBS to investigate five issues: moderator neutrality, presentation of state agency clarifications, image selection and site visits, the company's right to reply, and the completeness of scientific data.
•Better World Green (BWG) requested a written response regarding the investigation within 7 working days.

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Key Entities

Organization

Better World Green Public Company Limited(บริษัท เบตเตอร์ เวิลด์ กรีน จำกัด (มหาชน))

A public company operating waste management landfills that filed a complaint against Thai PBS.

BWG

Abbreviated name for Better World Green Public Company Limited.

Thai PBS(ไทยพีบีเอส)ℹ️

The Thai Public Broadcasting Service, the media organization producing the DECODE program.

DECODE

A program and website under Thai PBS that produced content regarding wastewater in Saraburi.

Ecological Alert and Recovery Thailand(มูลนิธิบูรณะนิเวศ)

An organization (EARTH) that co-organized the seminar on wastewater issues in Saraburi.

Department of Industrial Works(กรมโรงงานอุตสาหกรรม)

The government agency that inspected waste management plants in Saraburi.

Pollution Control Department(กรมควบคุมมลพิษ)ℹ️

A government agency whose official is mentioned as having a close relationship with the DECODE team.

NBTC(กสทช.)

The regulatory body to which BWG sent a copy of the complaint.

Place

Saraburi Province(จังหวัดสระบุรี)ℹ️

The location where the wastewater problems and BWG's waste management plants are situated.