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Govt looks to ease Mekong dam impacts
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 15/08/2019
» The Department of Fisheries will roll out a number of measures to help cushion the impacts of dam construction in the upper reaches of the Mekong River on Thai fishermen.
Sanctuary tunnel project draws flak
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 10/08/2019
» A state water diversion project in Kanchanaburi's Salak Phra Wildlife Sanctuary -- a rich wildlife habitat in the western forest complex -- is drawing flak from conservationists.
Price caps for cash crops in the works
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 06/08/2019
» The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives is planning to spend 17 billion baht to guarantee the price of certain cash crops in the market.
Out of season rice could be stopped
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 28/07/2019
» Farmers in the Chao Phraya River basin might be told to skip non-seasonal rice plantation next year due to a scarce amount of water going to the four major dams supporting people in the Central region.
Xayaburi Dam in clear, says operator
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 28/07/2019
» The unseasonal drought currently affecting the lower Mekong Region has alerted both the public and the authorities to the activities of a series of dams further upstream on the international river.
Dam tests spark crisis
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 20/07/2019
» Thailand has asked the Lao government to suspend the test run of the Xayaburi dam, in order to curb the worsening drought that has hit provinces along the Mekong River.
Chalermchai vows to fight drought ills
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 19/07/2019
» Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Chalermchai Sri-on has pledged his ministry will tailor an assistance package for drought-affected farmers during a looming water shortage in many parts of the country this year.
Prayut extols water management plan
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 13/06/2019
» The government's "active investment" on water management has been successful in limiting drought damage to local communities and saving people from flooding in the rainy season, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha says.
Dry season 'cost B180m'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 14/05/2019
» The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives says it has received reports that the dry season caused 180 million baht of economic damage, although the rice crop was unaffected.
Stricken areas called on to help fight fires
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 24/04/2019
» Afflicted communities will be invited to play a more active role in fighting forest fires in the northern region, according to the government.