Indeed, China has a big role in the framework given that it has financially contributed to most projects, if not all, under the MLC. But this does not necessarily mean the superpower should enjoy a free hand.
Category: Thailand
Local natural resources chief caught soliciting B2m bribe from timber trader
He and others were charged with colluding in demanding a 2-million-baht payment in exchange for facilitating the return to Laos of a large amount of phayung wood (Siamese rosewood) seized in an earlier case.
Drought is no disaster, says Prawit
During the past few months, the government has applied nine measures to combat the drought, including the development of groundwater resources and tightening control over water consumption in water-intensive rice cropping and other crop harvesting in the Chao Phraya River basin.
A disappearing river
Artist Disorn Duangdao’s new exhibition ‘Interbeing’ explores the negative effects of a drying Mekong and voices concern about violence in politics
Holding those behind the haze to account
As the severity and awareness of the problem have increased, there is now more data available to pinpoint the causes and sources of the smoke, which could provide a means to finding a solution.
Thailand says 330 million baht seized in wildlife trafficking string
The March 12 operation targeted Boonchai Bach, a Vietnamese and Thai citizen who was arrested in 2018 but later got his conviction for trafficking in rhino horns and other contraband reversed.
UNESCO World Heritage Centre has acknowledged the plight of Bangkloi Karen villagers
In the letter, the UNESCO director said the organisation had taken due note of the concern expressed in the letter, as well as the plight of the Karen people, and had passed on their letter to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the advisory committee.
Critically Endangered Hornbill gets a protection boost in Thailand.
The poaching and illegal trade of this species feeds a demand for luxury items such as jewellery and decorations, carved out of this hornbill’s casque, which is a solid helmet shaped structure at the top of the animal’s head.
Villagers can’t return to national park – PM
“No one will ever be allowed to return to live in Bang Kloi-Jai Paen Din village. For those villagers who do not have any farmland, they will be provided with some.”
Govt mulls southern bridge spots
The future transport route could become a new option for cargo shipments between the Indian and Pacific Oceans, and it will boost economic development in areas in southern Thailand, he said.