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Deep divisions in fight over mine
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 08/06/2014
» When gold-bearing copper was discovered in them there hills, Loei villagers were expected to let the company walk in and take it. And they did, until their crops failed, their water was no longer fit to drink and their neighbours began getting sick, very sick.
Oil company blamed for toxic tap water in China
AFP, Published on 12/04/2014
» A Chinese oil giant was to blame for a toxic leak that contaminated tap water in a northwestern city, leading panicked residents to clear stores of bottled water, state media said Saturday.
Toxic tap water spurs panic buying in China city
AFP, Published on 11/04/2014
» Tap water in a Chinese city was found to contain excessive levels of the toxic chemical benzene, prompting residents to rush to buy bottled water, state media said on Friday.
Second fire at Praksa garbage dump
Online Reporters, Published on 08/04/2014
» SAMUT PRAKAN - A second fire broke out at a 150-rai garbage dump in tambon Praksa in Muang district at 4.30am Tuesday, sending thick, polluting black and white smoke into the sky, possibly from highly toxic tanning factories in the district.
Mining giant fails to cow angry villagers
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 14/03/2014
» Mention Loei and what comes to mind? Probably Phu Kradung National Park and the tourist district of Chiang Khan.
Top environmental news of 2013
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 08/01/2014
» The Pollution Control Department (PCD) last week released a list of the top 10 environmental new stories of 2013. The list was created from a poll of environmental news reporters. Here's a recap.
Chemicals linger off Koh Samet
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 31/08/2013
» The level of total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH), a component found in crude oil, has sharply decreased at Koh Samet's Ao Phrao but still exceeds safety standards, the Department of Pollution Control says.
Progress made in toxic waste case
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 21/08/2013
» KANCHANABURI ― Police on Wednesday said they had made some progress in finding the culprits responsible for illegally dumping a massive amount of chemical waste in a forest in Tha Muang district.
Tests find mercury in Ao Phrao sea water
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 14/08/2013
» Mercury levels found in sea water off Ao Phrao beach on Koh Samet were 29 times higher than safety standards allow, according to the Pollution Control Department.
Time to impose controls on hazardous e-waste
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 28/06/2013
» A few days ago, I read that the Thai Social Enterprise Office had to extend its deadline for accepting donations of old mobile phones from the general public due to the poor response to its appeal. The donated phones were to be given initially to a sample group of 100 needy disabled people under the One Stop Service for the Disabled Project organised in association with the 1479 Call Centre.