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Sai River overflows, forcing evacuations
News, Online Reporters, Published on 24/05/2025
» CHIANG RAI — People in Mae Sai district of this northern province evacuated early Saturday as the Sai River overflowed due to heavy rain.
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.
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.
German and Chinese leaders discuss Ukraine, trade woes
AFP, Published on 23/05/2025
» BERLIN - Germany’s Friedrich Merz urged Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday to support a Ukraine ceasefire push and discussed thorny economic ties, in the leaders’ first call since Merz became chancellor.
Dubai eatery gets three Michelin stars in first for Indian cuisine
AFP, Published on 23/05/2025
» DUBAI — An Indian restaurant in Dubai was awarded the maximum three Michelin stars Thursday -- the first time the prestigious honour has been given to Indian cuisine anywhere in the world.
Rare earth production outside China 'major milestone'
AFP, Published on 23/05/2025
» An Australian firm's production of a heavy rare earth, a first outside of China, is a "major milestone" in diversifying a critical supply chain dominated by Beijing, experts say.
Did George Floyd protesters miss their moment for change?
AFP, Published on 23/05/2025
» WASHINGTON — Outrage over George Floyd's killing by police catapulted Black Lives Matter (BLM) into one of the largest protest movements in United States history, with angry crowds chanting the slogan at rallies from Los Angeles to Washington.
Four die as floods hammer area north of Sydney, more rain coming
Bloomberg News, Published on 23/05/2025
» SYDNEY — At least four people died, and thousands are without power as severe storms lashed Australia’s most populous state.
High household debt dents auto sector
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 23/05/2025
» Thailand's automotive industry remains volatile as household debt is still elevated, though domestic vehicle sales managed to rise slightly in April for the first time in 23 months, according to the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).
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.