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Illegal mining linked to downstream pollution
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 29/08/2025
» Unregulated mining in rebel-held areas of Myanmar has emerged as a growing concern for Thailand and other neighbouring countries, prompting urgent calls for a coordinated practice of "water diplomacy" to mitigate the environmental impact on millions of downstream residents.
Silk-screen nets to filter contaminants in Kok River
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 16/08/2025
» The Department of Water Resources plans to install silk-screen nets along the Kok River to filter heavy-metal-contaminated sediment from upstream rare-earth mining activities in Myanmar.
Cops target distributors of illegal and dangerous goods
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 11/08/2025
» Authorities have seized more than 690,000 illegal and substandard products in a series of high-profile raids in Bangkok, targeting major warehouse networks and retail outlets in an intensified crackdown on unsafe goods.
Eastern Economic Corridor water quality to be improved
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 06/08/2025
» The Royal Irrigation Department has launched a pilot project to enhance water quality in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) to ensure water security for new industry and agriculture in Thailand’s eastern provinces.
Tsunami warning has limited impact on travel
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 31/07/2025
» Outbound tourism operators noticed only a short-term impact from a tsunami warning on travel sentiment as groups have yet to cancel their trips, according to the Thai Travel Agents Association (TTAA).
‘Unsafe’ heavy metal levels in northern Thai rivers
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 05/06/2025
» The Pollution Control Department has confirmed unsafe levels of arsenic and other heavy metals in the Kok, Sai and Mekong rivers in northern Thailand, with the contamination traced to upstream mining operations across the border in Shan State of Myanmar.
Smart farming to drive wolffia's rise
News, Published on 03/06/2025
» Wolffia, a high-protein aquatic plant locally known as pham, has long been a part of the traditional diet of Northeast Thailand.
Check dams proposal for North triggers backlash
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 24/05/2025
» Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai's proposal to construct check dams in northern Thailand to cleanse rivers contaminated with heavy metals has sparked fierce opposition from civil society groups.
Record floods devastate eastern Australia
AFP, Published on 23/05/2025
» MAITLAND (AUSTRALIA) - Record floods cut a destructive path through eastern Australia on Friday, caking houses in silt, washing out roads and separating 50,000 people from help.
New push to up durian exports
News, Post Reporters, Published on 20/04/2025
» The government is looking to expand durian exports to China -- Thailand's biggest buyer of the fruit -- and has asked Chinese authorities to relax chemical contamination screening of Thai durians, says the Commerce Ministry.