A dam planned for construction by Laos on the Mekong river will have negative impacts not only on Lao villages but also in nearby Thailand, a coalition of Thai environmental groups say.
Category: Thailand
Coronavirus turns Teflon Thailand’s wealth gap into a economic chasm
As Covid-19 eats into exports and tourism, the gap between rich and poor in one of the world’s most unequal countries is only getting wider.
Saving kingdom’s tigers
There are roughly 200 tigers in the wild and the kingdom is committed to increasing that number to 300 in the coming years.
Chemical ban now in effect, farmers say they have few alternatives
Secretary-general of the Federation of Safe Agriculture Sukan Sungwanna says that around 10 million farming households in Thailand use the chemicals.
Bangkok governor warns of flood threat from mounting garbage in canals
If the garbage blocks the pipes and the tunnels, Bangkok will not be able to drain water during floods in the rainy season.
Farmers given 90 days to hand in chemicals
Manufacturers or importers of hazardous agrochemicals paraquat and chlorpyrifos — which are banned under Thai law — have 270 days to destroy stocks and farmers have a 90-day deadline.
Thailand found failing to log fishermen’s complaints of abuse and slavery
Complaints of labour abuses and slavery on Thai fishing boats are routinely going unreported by the authorities, raising fears that hundreds of fishermen have been denied justice and compensation.
Villagers protest against use of glyphosate by FIO contractor
Communities around Dong Chi Forest Reserve in Khuang Nai district protested on Wednesday against the use of the herbicide glyphosate by a firm contracted by the Forest Industry Organisation.