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Power shift
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 16/02/2015
» The Fukushima accident in Japan in 2011 put the brakes on several years of rapid increases in new nuclear power plant construction worldwide. But despite the increased concerns over the safety of nuclear technology since 2011, a number of Asian countries are continuing to pursue their nuclear energy ambitions in order to strengthen national energy security and mitigate climate change impacts.
Debt-wary govt to trim infrastructure spending
News, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 09/02/2013
» The government will trim the budget for infrastructure investment to 2 trillion baht in a bid to limit public debt to a maximum of 50% of gross domestic product, Deputy Prime Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong said yesterday.
Mekong plans anger riverside communities
News, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 25/04/2012
» Villagers from along the Mekong River have rallied in front of giant construction firm Ch Karnchang, demanding it immediately suspend building the Xayaburi dam on the waterway.