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'No dodging' EIA on water plan
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 13/01/2016
» The development of two controversial water diversion projects would comply with an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) study requirements, the government insists.
Judge knocks back villagers on Laos dam
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 01/12/2015
» A Central Administrative Court judge has given a preliminary opinion dismissing villagers' demands to have a say in the Xayaburi hydropower dam project, on the grounds that it is not a state-owned project.
El Nino set to increase haze pollution in North next year
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 03/11/2015
» The Department of Pollution Control predicts that an increase in the strength of El Nino early next year will increase the risk of haze pollution in the northern part of Thailand.
Activists urge Thai govt to speak out against Don Sahong bid
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 02/11/2015
» Environmentalists have urged the government to take a stronger stance over the Don Sahong hydropower project after the Lao government decided to go ahead with construction by the end of November.
Pichet lauds mobile science fair to Laos
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 02/06/2015
» VIENTIANE - Thailand has launched its first ever "science caravan" to Vientiane in a bid to provide Lao students with scientific and technological knowledge.
Civic groups call for action on ‘violations’
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 04/04/2015
» Civic groups have called for immediate "concrete action" over basic human rights violations in Asean nations.
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.
Haze forces Kan Airlines to scrap route
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 04/03/2015
» Worsening haze conditions in Thailand's northern provinces has prompted Kan Airlines to cancel domestic flights between Chiang Mai and Mae Hong Son, Mae Hong Son Airport director Weerawat Takhong said on Tuesday.
Northern farmers banned from burning excess crops
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 25/01/2015
» Chiang Mai: The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment plans to reduce haze clouds in the rural north by establishing no-burning zones for 60 days in nine provinces.
Don Sahong talks 'need more time'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 25/01/2015
» The Water Resources Department is to ask the Lao government to extend the prior consultation process for the Don Sahong Dam construction for another six months.