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THAILAND

Flood-hit vendors slash prices to clear damaged stock

News, Online Reporters, Published on 27/05/2025

» Vendors were selling flood-damaged goods at deep discounts as the water receded from Sai Lom Joy market in Chiang Rai’s Mae Sai district on Tuesday and a massive cleanup began.

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THAILAND

Rains hammer Chiang Mai districts

News, Post Reporters, Published on 27/05/2025

» Torrential rains have battered several districts in Chiang Mai, causing widespread flash floods, especially in San Pa Tong district, according to local authorities.

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THAILAND

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.

THAILAND

Panel set up to deal with river pollution

News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 24/05/2025

» Deputy Prime Minister Prasert Jantararuangtong has signed an order to establish a special subcommittee to address growing concerns over arsenic and heavy metal contamination in the Kok River, which flows through Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai provinces.

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OPINION

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.

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GENERAL

Hong Kong's 'golden week' tourist numbers rise by better-than-expected 22%

Published on 11/05/2025

» Tourist growth numbers during the recent Labour Day "golden week" holiday were higher than originally forecast, Hong Kong's No. 2 official said on Saturday, adding that the government would closely track the new preferences of visitors on social media.

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WORLD

Pakistan warns will 'avenge' deaths from Indian strikes

AFP, Published on 08/05/2025

» MUZAFFARABAD (PAKISTAN) - Pakistan has warned it will "avenge" those killed by Indian air strikes that New Delhi said were in response to an attack in Kashmir, signalling an imminent escalation in the worst violence in decades between the nuclear-armed neighbours.

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THAILAND

Adequate water in Lam Takhong reservoir for next 2 months

Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 07/05/2025

» NAKHON RATCHASIMA - There is enough water in Lam Takhong reservoir to ensure adequate tap water for five nearby districts for the next two months, a senior official said on Wednesday.

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THAILAND

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.

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GENERAL

Hong Kong welcomes 213,000 mainland tourists as 'golden week' break starts

Published on 02/05/2025

» More than 213,000 mainland Chinese visitors flocked to Hong Kong on the first day of the Labour Day "golden week" holiday on Thursday, looking forward to some hiking, treating their taste buds at street food stalls and restaurants, and enjoying a dazzling drone show in the night sky above Victoria Harbour.