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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.

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OPINION

Toxic rivers need help

News, 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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THAILAND

Govt plans dams to cleanse contaminated water from Myanmar

Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 21/05/2025

» The government plans to build check dams on northern rivers to filter out hazardous pollutants from mining operations in neighbouring Myanmar, Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said on Wednesday.

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THAILAND

Unsafe heavy-metal levels in 3 northernmost rivers

Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 21/05/2025

» Unsafe heavy-metal levels have been detected in the Kok, Mekong and Sai rivers in the northernmost provinces of Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai. 

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OPINION

Defending our rights is now even deadlier

Oped, Published on 09/05/2025

» The harassment, detention, torture, and eventual murder in 2006 of Anna Politkovskaya, a Russian investigative journalist who exposed government corruption, the horrors of the Second Chechen War, and the increasingly autocratic regime of Russian President Vladimir Putin, is the subject of a new film, Words of War.

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WORLD

Mennonite communities raise hackles in Peruvian Amazon

AFP, Published on 06/05/2025

» MASISEA — When they saw men with arrows and machetes bearing down on them, Daniel Braun and other Mennonites living in the Peruvian Amazon fled across rice paddies, some of their barns ablaze behind them.

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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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WORLD

Australians vote in election swayed by inflation, Trump

AFP, Published on 03/05/2025

» SYDNEY — Millions of Australians voted Saturday in a bitterly contested general election, following a campaign shaped by living costs, climate anxiety and United States President Donald Trump's tariffs.

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THAILAND

Acme Worawat Wins “Most Influential Person in Blockchain & Crypto 2025” at MEBA

Published on 02/05/2025

» ‘Acme Worawat’ has made history with the recognition of the “Most Influential Person in Blockchain and Crypto 2025” accolade at the globally renowned Middle East Blockchain Awards 2025, staged at the iconic Burj Al Arab in Dubai. The ceremony, which occurred on 29 April 2025, attracted attendance from influential figures across various sectors shaping the future of Web3, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Decentralised Finance (DeFi). 

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Ukraine and US sign minerals deal

AFP, Published on 01/05/2025

» WASHINGTON - The United States and Ukraine have signed a minerals deal after a two-month delay, in what President Donald Trump’s administration called a new form of US commitment to Kyiv after the end of military aid.