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Record floods devastate eastern Australia
AFP, Published on 23/05/2025
» MAITLAND (AUSTRALIA) - Record floods cut a destructive path through eastern Australia on Friday, caking houses in silt, washing out roads and separating 50,000 people from help.
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.
One dead, 50,000 stranded in eastern Australia floods
AFP, Published on 22/05/2025
» SYDNEY - Torrential rain continued to lash eastern Australia on Thursday, swelling already engorged rivers, engulfing roads and leaving almost 50,000 people stranded.
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.
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.
Toxic metals found in northern rivers spark health concerns
Online Reporters, Published on 20/05/2025
» High levels of arsenic and lead have been detected in the Sai River and parts of the Kok River in Chiang Rai province, raising concerns over water safety, local fish populations, and potential health risks for local communities, according to a recent government report.
Ocean Cleanup Marks One Year on Chao Phraya
Published on 19/05/2025
» BANGKOK, May 2025 – The Ocean Cleanup partnership on the Chao Phraya River is marking one year since the deployment of its first Interceptor™ in Thailand—part of a broader research collaboration aimed at tackling plastic pollution in one of the world’s busiest working rivers.
China ‘open’ to boosting trade with Thailand
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 17/05/2025
» China is welcoming more high-quality products from Thailand and other neighbouring countries into its vast market amid global uncertainty, according to Ambassador Han Zhiqiang.
Wet week ahead forecast
News, Published on 07/05/2025
» The Meteorological Department has warned of thunderstorms in the upper part of the country between Friday and Monday and forecast rainfall for Bangkok throughout the week.
India launches strikes on Pakistan as Islamabad vows retaliation
AFP, Published on 07/05/2025
» ISLAMABAD - India fired missiles at Pakistani territory early Wednesday in a major escalation of tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals, as Islamabad vowed retaliation.