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Mayor arrested over bribery
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 25/01/2024
» Saraburi: The mayor of a municipality in Ban Mo district has been arrested on charges of demanding and accepting bribes related to a construction contract.
Tambon mayor allegedly demanded 12% bribe in 18 contracts
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 24/01/2024
» The mayor of a municipality in Saraburi province has been arrested on charges of demanding and accepting bribes of 12% for approving payment of construction contracts, earning him about 700,000 baht.
Seven held over fake royal projects
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 11/08/2023
» Police have arrested suspected members of a gang who allegedly defrauded people into investing in false development projects in the Northeast since 2021 using the royally established Chaipattana Foundation's name.
Seven held over fake royal projects
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 10/08/2023
» Police have arrested suspected members of a gang that they say defrauded people into investing in non-existent development projects in the Northeast since 2021 using the name of the royally established Chaipattana Foundation.
Tourist map expands to Doi Kloselo
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 08/01/2023
» Doi Kloselo in Mae Hong Son's Sop Moei district will be developed into a tourist attraction in what is seen as a move from locals to oppose the planned construction of a hydropower dam in the Salween River, locals say.
University dean, senior official charged with embezzlement
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 12/10/2022
» A faculty dean at Burapha University in Chon Buri and a senior woman official have been charged with embezzlement of funds allocated for training courses and academic seminars.
'Kru Thi' hailed as river guard
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 26/05/2022
» Niwat Roykaew, a teacher, activist as well as founder of the Chiang Khong Conservation Group in Chiang Rai province, has been awarded a 2022 Goldman Environmental Prize, one of the world's pre-eminent awards for grassroots environmental activism.
Tide turning for Mekong protesters
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 07/12/2020
» CHIANG RAI: After almost two decades of campaigning against hydro-dams and water projects built on the Mekong River, local civic groups and conservationists finally launched the "Mekong People's Forum," with the hope of moving their campaign to a policy level.
Deteriorating Mekong ecosystem alarms activists
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 02/12/2019
» Environment advocates are voicing concerns over the Mekong River's deteriorating ecosystem, especially with more projects set to affect the waterway in the pipeline.
Civic groups call for reviews into Mekong River dam projects
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 22/07/2019
» Civic groups on Sunday lodged a petition calling for governments of countries along the Mekong River to review upcoming dam projects.