OPINION

Lust for power drying up local communities

News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 22/07/2019

» Some fishermen in Loei province once told me that Buddhist Lent Day was a mark for the rainy season and the time to enjoy high water on the Mekong River. But last week gave a starkly different picture. Water levels on the river were at their lowest in 57 years.