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Top destinations to visit in Thailand this October
Komsan Jandamit, Published on 23/09/2025
» October marks the transition between Thailand’s rainy and cool seasons, offering travellers a unique blend of lush landscapes and vibrant cultural festivals. From mystical fireballs on the Mekong to serene mountain escapes, this month is one of the most enchanting times to explore the country.
Pollution control centre could tend to rivers
News, Post Reporters, Published on 17/08/2025
» Conservationists are demanding the government establish a pollution control centre in Chiang Rai province to tackle arsenic contamination in the Kok and Mekong rivers.
Irrigation Department prepares flood defences
Published on 30/07/2025
» Another round of monsoon-driven downpours is on the way, and personnel, machinery and emergency equipment must be ready, the Royal Irrigation Department has told its regional units.
A waterway of life is turning deadly
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 18/06/2025
» The Kok River, once a lifeline for communities across northern Thailand, is facing an environmental catastrophe.
Toxic Thailand rivers pinned on Myanmar mines
AFP, Published on 11/06/2025
» CHIANG RAI — A sprawling new mine is gouged into the lush rolling hills of northeast Myanmar, where civil war has weakened the government's already feeble writ, and pollution levels are rising downstream in Thailand.
‘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.
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.
Toxic rivers need help
Oped, Editorial, Published on 23/05/2025
» The government's reaction to heavy metal contamination in transboundary rivers in Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai provinces has left local villagers in despair. Almost three months after heavy metal contamination was recently detected in such rivers, our officials and ministers are still just at the stage of warning people not to consume water and fish from the Kok River in the North.
Trouble beneath the calm surface
News, Post Reporters, Published on 06/05/2025
» Under the scorching sun, the Kok River glimmers as it winds its way through the northern provinces of Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai, before flowing into the Mekong River. Once a lifeline for local farms, fisheries, and tourism, the river is now a source of fear and uncertainty.
Laos dam review urged
News, Published on 01/05/2025
» The government has urged Laos to reconsider the location of the proposed Sanakham Dam, citing possible impacts on the local community, Digital Economy and Society (DES) Minister Prasert Jantararuangtong said yesterday.