Category: Thailand
People’s network takes on China over Mekong
Thai riverside communities and environmentalists spent the weekend having a hot debate with the Chinese Embassy in Beijing about its use snd abuse of the Mekong River.
Thailand tor revives old plan to irrigate Isan
Under the megaproject, a series of dams, irrigation canals, and pumping stations will be set up along the Mekong to “feed” local rivers.
National park where activist disappeared left off UNESCO list
Unresolved questions about rights violations and border demarcation prevented the UN from recognizing Thai national park as a world heritage site.
Plastic not so fantastic
Thai Retailers Association wants the new government to issue laws to compel retailers to cease giving plastic bags to customers as in other countries.
Thailand proposes Kaeng Krachan forest complex as world heritage site
Thailand is pushing hard for the Kaeng Krachan forest complex, on the Thai-Myanmar border, to be recognized as a natural world heritage site at the 43rd World Heritage Committee meeting in Azerbaijan’s capital of Baku.
Thailand encourages South Korean investment in Mekong subregion development projects
Mekong-ROK is a cooperation scheme comprising South Korea and the Mekong basin states to forge cooperation on economic development.
Villagers in Laos and Thailand Suffer as China Opens the Floodgates on Mekong River Dams
The recent opening of floodgates caused water levels in the Mekong to increase as much as 3.7 meters in some places, the largest in 37 years.