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Inside EGAT’s Dam Tunnel Safety Mission
Published on 17/07/2025
» A dam is a colossal structure built to store water for multiple purposes. But during natural disasters—whether powerful storms or earthquakes—many people may wonder: could the dam break, crack, or leak? How is such a massive structure monitored and maintained?
Dear DOGE, it's high time to tear down those dams!
News, Published on 12/07/2025
» No big government infrastructure project made an imprint on the landscape and economy of the West more than the US Bureau of Reclamation's 20th century dam-building spree, which peppered 490 dams across the country, created an agricultural civilisation dependent on federal hydrology civil engineering, and brought about a welter of environmental difficulties after drying up dozens of once-healthy rivers.
UNESCO, SACIT, Siam Piwat Spotlight Thai Craftsmanship
Published on 30/06/2025
» UNESCO has joined forces with the Sustainable Arts and Crafts Institute of Thailand (Public Organization), or SACIT, and Siam Piwat Group to support local textile artisans from seven provinces as part of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN). This collaboration marks a milestone, as Siam Piwat, the founder of ICONCRAFT, has been selected as the only private partner by UNESCO and SACIT for “UNESCO x SACIT x ICONCRAFT: A Celebration of Thai Artisans and Creative Cities.”
Old places, new menus
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 23/06/2025
» Bored of eating the same thing twice? Fear no more, here's a list of restaurants that have shuffled things up to make sure you're never bored or short of choices while dining out.
Guru's Weekly Buzz: June 20-26
Guru, Published on 20/06/2025
» Guru By Bangkok Post's pick of the most exciting products, activities, food and travel to indulge in.
Cambodian human trafficking suspects arrested in Pattaya
Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 19/06/2025
» CHON BURI - Seven Cambodian suspects have been arrested in Pattaya in a crackdown on human trafficking and illegal labor, rescuing nine children from alleged exploitation.
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.
Tourists flock to Pang Sawan water curtain over long weekend
News, Puriward Sinthopnumchai, Published on 02/06/2025
» The Pang Sawan water curtain has been a drawcard for visitors to Uthai Thani during the current long weekend, providing a welcome boost for local business in Ban Rai district of the lower northern province.