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Dam water to help farmers with second rice crop
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 12/10/2023
» The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives plans to release stored water from dams to help farmers with their second rice crop plantation due to higher than expected amounts of rainfall this year.
Ubon floods 'worst in history'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 25/10/2022
» Ubon Ratchathani is facing the worst flooding in its history, which has affected the lives of thousands of people as well as the economy of the province.
NGO implores govt to oppose Lao dam
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 02/04/2015
» Members of the Pak Moon dam's Assembly of the Poor called on the Department of Water Resources yesterday to oppose Laos' proposed Don Sahong dam construction.
Water Dept to oppose Don Sahong dam
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 08/01/2015
» The consultation process for Laos' proposed Don Sahong dam, held in Bangkok yesterday, ended with the Department of Water Resources declaring it would oppose the project on behalf of many Thais.
Pak Moon villagers renew pitch on dam
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 30/10/2014
» Locals will petition Prime Minister's Office Minister ML Panadda Diskul early next week to demand a solution to their conflict with the state over the Pak Moon dam in Ubon Ratchathani.
Laos urged to halt Mekong dam work
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 18/09/2014
» Cambodian fishing communities along the Mekong River on Wednesday called on the Lao government to halt the construction of dams on the international river so a wide-ranging ecological impact study can be carried out.
Don Sahong dam runs into trouble
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 26/06/2014
» Thailand will reaffirm at the Mekong River Commission (MRC) meeting today that Laos' Don Sahong hydro-power dam project must undergo a consultation process of member states before Vientiane can move ahead with its construction.
Bangkok faces water crisis
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 10/02/2014
» Bangkok is at risk of suffering from a water shortage this year if farmers in the Central Plain defy the Royal Irrigation Department's (RID) restriction on second-crop rice plantations., the RID has warned.
Mekong body urged to oppose Lao dam project
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 19/11/2013
» Civil society groups have urged the Mekong River Commission (MRC) to protest against the Lao government's Don Sahong dam project in the Mekong River.
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.