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Saving water daily is key
News, Editorial, Published on 09/07/2015
» The Metropolitan Waterworks Authority issued an announcement yesterday assuring the public that tap water in Bangkok and its peripherals will not run dry next month. This was widely feared following the Royal Irrigation Department's plan to stop discharging water from four major dams into the Chao Phraya River in the next 30 days due to critically low levels of water in the dams.
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Biodiversity gains await
News, Editorial, Published on 10/07/2015
» Thailand's rich biodiversity has been largely untapped. To blame is a consistent lack of policy support for research and development into Thai plants and herbs for their medicinal values. Such R&D could yield huge economic benefits for the country.
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Farmers lose, city folk win
News, Editorial, Published on 16/07/2015
» On April 1, California governor Jerry Brown announced the first ever state-wide water use restrictions, issuing an executive decree mandating a 25% reduction of urban water use. At the time of the imposition of the restrictions, California was in the middle of severe drought with snowpack, the source of water in the state, reduced to about 6% of what is normally available.
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Water crisis far from over
News, Editorial, Published on 23/07/2015
» Mother Nature has finally responded to our pleas by bringing us much-needed rain. For the past several days, there have been showers in many parts of the country, bringing to life the parched farmland and giving hope to many farmers who have been praying for rainfall to save their dying rice crops. It is a blessing for the farmers, who were relegated to secondary importance by policy-makers who denied them access to water to irrigate their crops.
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Government targets water waste
News, Editorial, Published on 30/07/2015
» The cabinet on Tuesday approved a set of short-term water conservation measures to be applicable at all governmental units and state enterprises effective from Oct 1 which marks the beginning of the 2016 fiscal year. These measures are long overdue.
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Time to rethink our economic strategy
News, Editorial, Published on 09/08/2015
» Hampered by sluggish exports which have been the engine of Thai growth, consumers have been reluctant to spend due to concerns over slow domestic growth and a global economic recovery. As a result, Thailand’s consumer confidence index fell to a 14-month low in July.
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Flood policy needs revamp
News, Editorial, Published on 25/09/2015
» Tropical storm Vamco has brought heavy downpours and flash floods to many parts of the nation. Water levels in many dams across the country are no longer in the red. Has Thailand now been saved from its most severe drought in decades? The answer is no.
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It's all a dry argument
News, Editorial, Published on 07/10/2015
» The government has unfortunately become involved in a dispute with farmers that should not have occurred. There have been testy exchanges from both sides. The root of the unpleasantness is water, or more specifically the lack of it because of extended weather conditions. In the main and unhelpful exchanges, authorities have made somewhat unrealistic demands and suggestions. The farmers have replied with defiant words, plus actions that seem certain to escalate the problems over the next few months, rather than ease the tension.
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Emission cut details needed
News, Editorial, Published on 08/12/2015
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha made a huge commitment last week at the 21st Conference on Climate Change in Paris. He said he would put Thailand on the path to making massive cuts in greenhouse gas emissions between now and 2030. But before he did that, Gen Prayut also signed a plan to boost electricity output over the next 20 years, partly by the construction of coal-fired power plants. He needs to tell the country how he intends to meet both goals.
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Old problem, no solution
News, Editorial, Published on 22/12/2015
» The weekend newspapers carried word of another conflict causing rancour and ill feelings. This time, the dispute centred on Mae Sariang district of Mae Hong Son, where differences of opinion have bubbled for nine years. As in myriad cases in the past, villagers are basically opposed to plans by the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand to build a dam. But the foundation of the struggle is an old one, that government and its authorities refuse to bring in local people to work on an obvious problem.
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