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Old dam, new debate
Oped, Editorial, Published on 04/09/2024
» It has become a pattern for almost every government to revive the controversial Kaeng Sua Ten Dam project when there is a big flood in provinces located in the Mae Yom River's basin, such as Phrae, Sukhothai, Phichit, and Phitsanulok provinces. The Pheu Thai-led-government is no exception.
Govt revives B200bn flood plan for northern Thailand
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 01/09/2024
» The government will revive a 200-billion-baht water management project to mitigate severe flooding in the Yom River basin in the North, amid calls to revisit the controversial Kaeng Sua Ten Dam plan.
B200bn water management plan revived
Published on 31/08/2024
» The government will revive a 200-billion-baht water management project to mitigate severe flooding in the Yom River basin in the North, with construction of a controversial Kaeng Sua Ten dam being raised once again.
Locals resist environmental dictatorship
Oped, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 03/09/2020
» Drenched with a heavy downpour on Tuesday night while picketing in front of Government House, Anong Kuson looked up at the ferocious sky, her face wet with tears mixed with merciless rain.
SRT to run holiday trains to Lop Buri
News, Published on 11/10/2019
» The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) will operate special holiday trains from Bangkok to Pa Sak Jolasid dam in Lop Buri from next month. Bookings open today.
Weekend train excursions to Pa Sak Jolasid dam from Nov 16
Online Reporters, Published on 10/10/2019
» The State Railway of Thailand will operate special holiday trains from Bangkok to Pa Sak Jolasid Dam in Lop Buri from next month. Bookings open on Friday.
It’s not easy being green
Itsarin Tisantia, Published on 08/09/2018
» Test Yourself is where you can improve your reading skills. Whether it’s for tests like University Entrance Exams or IELTS and TOEFL, or even just for fun, these pages help you to read, understand and improve your English.
The ecologist within
Life, Published on 28/08/2018
» The chain may seem long, before a plastic bag in your hands ends up in the belly of a whale off Songkhla coast or somewhere further. But for conservation scientist and environmental campaigner Petch Manopawitr, the link between our daily consumption and the state of the environment is so direct it cannot be overlooked.
PM's New Year vow: Stop being 'grumpy'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 27/12/2017
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said he hopes next year will be a "year of changes" which prepare the country for democracy and good governance, while also promising to put an end to his notoriously "grumpy" outbursts.
Dam plan revival call draws flak
News, Post Reporters, Published on 15/12/2017
» Conservationists have slammed veteran politician Somsak Thepsuthin for his call to revive the Kaeng Sua Ten dam project on the Yom River.