Category: Thailand
No land, no fish: Mekong community in northeast Thailand struggles against a double-threat
Across the northeast, several forest communities are resisting eviction from land that they claim has been theirs for generations.
Herbicide ban row deepens
A neurology professor at Chulalongkorn Hospital and a vocal campaigner against the use of the three farm chemicals, confirmed that he and another researcher have been intimidated over their support for the ban.
Villagers in Laos Resist 50-year Land Concession to Thai Developer
The villagers are also concerned that the proposed industrial zones that would be developed on the site by Thailand’s Amata Corporation would cause irreparable damage to the local environment.
China’s Belt and Road paves over rules and rights
Whatever its uncertain economic benefits, China’s BRI is a harbinger and host of a new repressive and illiberal order
Maya Bay ‘well on the road to recovery’
Coral reefs and ecosystems at the world-famous Maya Bay in the Andaman sea have been almost fully revived, but a date for its reopening to tourists has not been set.