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The rite of preservation
News, Published on 11/05/2013
» The caravan made up of 60 e-tok farm trucks brought kids and adults running as the cacophony of noise and vibrant colours created a scene of excitement in Ban Nam Pak Moo 1 in tambon Khun Khuan in Phayao's Pong district.
3,000 tipped to rally against govt inaction
News, Published on 06/05/2013
» Thousands of people, including those adversely affected by state projects and landless farmers, were expected to rally in Bangkok today to call on the government to resolve their problems.
DWR unveils strategy to ease droughts in Northeast
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 30/04/2013
» The Department of Water Resources (DWR) is to launch 19 water management pilot projects to solve water shortages in the Northeast.
Water diversion project under fire
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 21/04/2013
» Activists have voiced their opposition to Deputy Prime Minister Plodprasop Suraswadi's plan to divert water from the Salween and Mekong rivers to feed the water-starved Northeast. The proposed projects are not the right solution to the drought problem in the region, they said.
Dept says pollution, rubbish woes worsen
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 12/01/2013
» The quality of water is deteriorating, the amount of accumulated garbage increasing and air pollution worsening, the Department of Pollution Control says.
“Merciless” Post-tropical storm Sandy (updated 20:30)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 30/10/2012
» Sandy has been just as bad as forecasters has feared, causing massive flooding destruction along the east coast of the United States. Morning has finally come and people are just starting to see how bad things are. We will update the situation tomorrow.
Panel seeks nod for mega-project plans
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 22/02/2012
» A joint public and private committee plans to seek cabinet approval for mega-projects worth more than 600 billion baht to develop the Northeast during the mobile cabinet meeting today.
Rising star of the proletariat insists he is no 'amataya'
News, Kamol Hengkietisak, Published on 18/02/2012
» Nattawut Saikuar, a self-proclaimed member of the proletariat fighting the elite establishment, himself joined the establishment when he was appointed Deputy Agriculture Minister under the first Yingluck cabinet reshuffle last month.
Living in the ugly shadow of the kaeng sua ten dam
News, Piyaporn Wongruang, Published on 29/01/2012
» For three decades, the spectre of the Kaeng Sua Ten dam has been haunting 59-year-old Seng Kwanyuen. Every time there is a flood threat to residents downstream in the Chao Phraya river basin, the plan to build the dam resurfaces like a giant shadow.