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Mekong people power urged
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 05/04/2014
» Environmentalists are calling on leaders across the lower Mekong region to push for the establishment of a Mekong People's Council to protect and preserve the international river.
Take lead in saving Mekong, govt told
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 28/03/2014
» The government should take a lead role in protecting the Mekong River during the Mekong River Commission (MRC) Summit in Vietnam next week by calling for the suspension of two hydropower dam projects on the river, activists say.
Vichet asks military to guard timber
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 22/03/2014
» UBON RATCHATHANI: The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment will ask the army to provide a secure place to store a massive amount of confiscated phayung wood (Siamese rosewood) because forest stations are too vulnerable to house the precious timber.
Opponents seek halt to Mekong dams
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 20/02/2014
» Environmental activists from the lower Mekong River region yesterday demanded a halt to all hydropower dam projects along the river.
Taking a walk on a decreasing wild side
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 06/01/2014
» If you ask elderly people to describe what Thailand was like about 60 years ago, they would almost certainly recall vast tracts of pristine forest and an abundance of wild animals.
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.
Activists want govt to block Laos dam plan
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 04/10/2013
» Environmentalists and local residents have urged the government to protest against plans by Laos to build a hydropower dam on the Mekong River, saying the project will destroy livelihoods and the river ecosystem.
Wildlife trafficking in Asean still rampant
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 02/06/2013
» Wildlife trafficking continues unabated throughout Southeast Asia, with the number of animals and carcasses being discovered by officials rising each year, the Asean Wildlife Enforcement Network has reported.
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.
Activists fear pollution from Laos power plant
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 21/04/2013
» Environmental advocates fear pollution from the Hongsa coal power plant in Laos' Xayaburi province will affect residents in the adjacent province of Nan in Thailand.