Campaigners hope a refusal to buy power from the Sanakham dam could stymie its progress and prevent more harm to the Mekong’s fragile ecology
Category: Thailand
A saga of half-lives and half-truths
In the midst of simmering public worries about a nuclear research reactor project in Thailand, former journalist Supara Janchitfah digs deep into the dispute.
No end in sight: Bangkok’s flood problem to persist
Four of the six “Kaem Ling” drainage basin plans in Bangkok did not materialise as the land they were supposed to be developed on had been sold for real estate and commercial purposes.
Arsenic levels fall since mining end
A new finalised study that was completed in 2019 has found that the levels of arsenic in children living near a gold mine that was shut three years ago dropped sharply since an earlier study in 2016.
Thailand to step up haze battle
PM says must attract the root causes: poaching and encroachment on forest land by farmers, he said.
China’s hunger for rosewood helps fund armed conflicts
Myanmar and Thailand have found themselves on the frontline to prevent illegal logging and the thirst for rosewood trees, prized in China for furniture.
Livelihoods, environment on the line at proposed Thai industrial park
The area is home to more than 30,000 residents, and many fear the massive development would destroy the environment and threaten the livelihoods.
Bayer/US campaign leading to Thailand’s reversal of glyphosate ban exposed
Company and US trade officials sought ways to influence PM and minister, documents show