Millions of forest dwellers will soon be subjected to more severe state repression than Thai Muslims in the deep South under the suffocating emergency law.
Category: Thailand
Wasting away to make energy
The PDP calls for gradually opening up investor participation in waste-to-energy power projects, setting a goal of 500 megawatts from such fuel, representing 30% of total renewable resources by 2037.
Is the environment an important election issue?
As Thailand’s general election looms, what are the major parties saying about key policies towards the environment.
China wants EEC estate land
China wants 1,600 hectares in Thailand’s Eastern Economic Corridor to “create its own community and improve its supply chain in Asean.”
Locals pray for Salween River to always run free
EGAT eyeing mega-projects that may destroy river’s ecosystem; water-diversion project will also harm Mekong, pristine forest.
As Drought Looms Over Northern Thailand, Farmers Feel the Heat
The Royal Irrigation Department has reassured the media that there is enough water in storage to last until 2020 and there will be no drought this year.