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News, Editorial, Published on 17/12/2019
» As the 25th annual United Nations Climate Change Conference drew to a close in Madrid on Sunday, optimism was replaced by a grim realisation that humanity is falling further behind in the race to save our planet.
News, Editorial, Published on 16/10/2019
» Almost a decade ago, Vietnam was the most vocal neighbour in opposing Laos' first dam on the Mekong River. Now, it has become a partner in the Lao government's Luang Prabang dam project -- its fifth on the mighty river. This new partnership is worrying, as is the rapid pace of overall Mekong hydropower development.
News, Editorial, Published on 24/09/2019
» On Sept 20, more than 200 young demonstrators stormed into the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry to demand government action on climate change.
News, Editorial, Published on 03/09/2019
» The serious damage to vast areas of the North and Northeast from Tropical Storm Podul is a testament to the country's water management failure.
News, Editorial, Published on 21/08/2019
» After a continuous slowdown over the past five years, Thai economic growth is expected to reach a new low this year. Given the grim outlook, economists and observers are wondering why the government insists on clinging to the same old "stimulus" formula, which has done little to improve the economy in the long term or lift it out of the doldrums. Some have even called it a formula for failure.
News, Editorial, Published on 03/08/2019
» For a country experiencing a fragile economy, with worsening economic prospects projected for the rest of this year and next, putting former junta leader and current Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha at the helm of a newly created "economic cabinet" seems to be an odd and desperate choice.
News, Editorial, Published on 20/07/2019
» It is now early on in the rainy season and the water volume on the Mekong River should have been high. But water levels on certain stretches of the international river, which runs from China through Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam, have reached their lowest points for 57 years.
News, Editorial, Published on 24/03/2019
» While various parts of the country are facing serious drought, Thailand's water management agency came out to appease the public, saying the situation is under control.
News, Editorial, Published on 03/02/2019
» After a short confrontation with conservationists and local southerners late last month over the controversial Wang Heeb dam project in Nakhon Si Thammarat, the Prayut Chan-o-cha government has agreed to step back, albeit temporarily.
News, Editorial, Published on 18/12/2018
» The 24th Conference of the Parties to the UN climate change framework (COP24) has ended. With a certain direct sense of irony, it was held in Katowice, Poland, the centre of coal production in eastern Europe. The achievements of the two weeks of meetings, extended past its deadline as usual, are still being assessed. Many key decisions were put off for yet another huge COP, already scheduled to begin in 11 months.