After nearly two months of being blanketed by a thick toxic haze with zero national attention due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the city of Chiang Mai last week became like a “gas chamber”.
Category: Thailand
Rice prices hit 6-year high as Thailand and Vietnam face drought
International prices of rice have surged as droughts keep production low in key exporters Thailand and Vietnam, while panic buying amid the coronavirus pandemic is also tightening supply.
Forest Fires in Northern Thailand The Work of Arsonists
Thailand’s Environment Minister has said foragers and arsonists are responsible for several forest fires in Northern Thailand. Saying Fires in Doi Suthep-Pui National Park were deliberately started to cause trouble.
Thailand Faces Record Drought
The seawater intrusion, into Thailand’s lower-level rivers and reservoirs, is just one of the many effects this season as the Southeast Asian nation goes through a drought that could be its worst in four decades.
Gen Prawit raises concerns over Luang Prabang dam
Thai officials are worried the new dam will worsen the situation by changing the river ecology further, including the flow of sediment downstream.
Thailand’s Big Water Challenge
Water shortages remain a huge problem for the Southeast Asian country.