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Govt project threatens to seize maize fields
News, Patsara Jikkham, Published on 02/11/2015
» The lush green hills that appear in Nan during the rainy season can easily be mistaken for thick forests from a bird's eye view. But a closer look reveals the greenery is in fact maize plantations that last only a few months.
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Tree tunnel safe from axe
News, Patsara Jikkham, Published on 14/04/2016
» The Stop Global Warming Association (SGWA) welcomes news the government has abandoned a plan to cut down a famous tree tunnel on Highway No.12 linking Phetchabun and Khon Kaen, saying it is prepared to step in and buy the trees if it has a change of mind.
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PM blames past policies for drought
News, Patsara Jikkham, Published on 29/01/2016
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has blamed past policies that heavily promoted cash crops as a root cause of floods and drought.
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Land grab fears thwart timber plan
News, Patsara Jikkham, Published on 20/03/2015
» The government's plan to allow foreigners to invest in forestry plantation programmes has been put on hold for at least five years amid growing concerns over a possible massive land grab.
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PM orders seizure of Sor Por Kor land
News, Patsara Jikkham, Published on 19/02/2015
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered a redistribution of land under Sor Por Kor agricultural title deeds, saying many land plots had fallen into the hands of investors.
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Rubber farmers threaten city rally
News, Patsara Jikkham, Published on 10/12/2014
» Rubber farmers threatened Tuesday to protest in Bangkok after the government rejected their demands for an increase of rubber prices to 80 baht a kilogramme.
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Rubber farmers agree to drop protest amid industry reforms
Patsara Jikkham, Published on 19/09/2014
» A government panel agreed Friday to expedite subsidy payments to rubber farmers in exchange for them dropping planned street protests while policymakers work to reform the industry.
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Resort owners rebuild on sly, says park chief
News, Patsara Jikkham, Published on 30/05/2013
» Owners of resorts dismantled inside Thap Lan National Park are trying to rebuild their facilities in the same spots despite authorities' efforts to tackle forest encroachment, the park chief says.
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Dam United: Forest folk fight megaproject plan
News, Patsara Jikkham, Published on 30/06/2013
» A path zigzagging into a forest is lined with an abundance of trees, large and small. The overwhelming greenery leaves Chao, a villager in Ban Chomphu near the forest, baffled as to the Royal Irrigation Department's designation of the land.
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B11bn tree project planned to stop floods
News, Patsara Jikkham, Published on 05/04/2013
» Deputy Prime Minister Plodprasop Suraswadi will seek 11 billion baht over five years to fund a tree-planting project which he says will ease the threat of serious flooding in river basins.
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