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Development project rows may escalate
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 01/01/2017
» Over the past year, numerous development projects and policies have ended up in conflict between government agencies and local residents. Some of them were put on hold and others are ongoing. For 2017, a number of conflicts have the potential to erupt or at least see an escalation. These include
Building coal plants 'negates' pollution cut targets
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 09/12/2014
» Environmentalists believe Thailand will struggle to reach a targeted 7% cut in greenhouse gas emissions (GGE) by 2020 if more coal-fired power plants are built.
Egat pushes on with Krabi plant
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 25/10/2014
» The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) has insisted on going ahead with its controversial coal-fired power plant project in Krabi province, despite strong opposition from local residents.