Category: Thailand
Divers volunteer as ‘gardeners’ to restore dying corals in Thailand
Some conservationists, however, have now come to see tourism – and diving in particular – as the solution to the global coral-reef decline.
ToR for slate of transport projects set for fast track
With poll countdowns starting, the government has vowed to rev up planned infrastructure projects worth 300-400 billion baht within four months.
Chinese investors shift agriculture practices in North
Over the past two years, Chinese investors appear to have invaded provinces in the North, such as Chiang Rai and Phayao, to grow Cavendish bananas after the practice was banned in Laos.
Mekong region leaders envision interference-free future
Leaders of Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand agreed on a common vision to push for the region’s true potential while at the Asean World Economic Forum in Vietnam this week.
Cross-border national park management cooperation explored
The National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department is exploring opportunities to work with its partners in neighbouring countries to step up efforts to protect national parks with transboundary features.
Mekong Countries Hopeful to Become Association of Rice Exporting Countries
Cambodia’s Hun Sen highly encouraged these countries to form the Association of the Rice Exporting Countries (AREC).
Fight deforestation and climate change by granting indigenous rights to forests: Report
In Thailand, however, communities are being evicted from national parks under a law aimed at conserving forests.
Vietnam PM: Industry 4.0 brings about opportunities for Mekong integration
The fourth Industrial Revolution offers integration opportunities given the rising role of soft and digital connectivity within economies.
NGOs to boycott MRC meet
The Mekong River Committee plans to hold an open forum this month on the development of hydropower dams along the river. NGOs plan to boycott the event.