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The struggle for the soul of the Mekong River
Oped, Published on 31/07/2020
» In June of this year, the FAO's annual State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture report ranked the Mekong Basin as the world's most productive freshwater fishery, accounting for over 15% of global annual freshwater fish catch. Meanwhile, WWF Researchers estimate that the contribution actually accounts for a quarter of the world's freshwater catch. This massive inland fishery is critical to the food security of tens of millions living in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam, and is fuelled by the Mekong River's natural flow cycle. Typically, the Mekong transitions like clockwork around this time of year from the dry season period of relatively low flow to an extreme wet season pulse bringing floodwaters that nourish the entirety of the basin.
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Data mayhem must be fixed
News, Editorial, Published on 27/04/2020
» The shambolic registration of self-employed and independent workers who are eligible for the state's 5,000 baht in aid payments for three months to help relieve the effects of the Covid-19 outbreak reflects the country's poor data management and demands a fix.
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China's drain on Mekong
Oped, Editorial, Published on 17/04/2020
» More water discharged from Chinese dams to the lower Mekong River in the dry season and less water in the rainy season. That means a reduction of drought and flooding in the lower Mekong countries. That was the ideal "cooperation" Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam expected from China. In reality, China seems to have done the opposite.
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A forest lockdown will fuel more fires
Oped, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 11/04/2020
» With strong wind and fast-approaching forest fires, a group of forest dwellers on Doi Mon Dok mountain in Chiang Mai's Samoeng District are racing against time to stop the flames from engulfing their village.
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Haze crisis a symptom of state of failures
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 25/01/2020
» The current air pollution crisis is just one of many symptoms of a system going haywire. The pollution crisis has been an annual occurrence for the past several years. Every dry season, we brace ourselves for the onslaught of toxic smog caused by exhaust fumes, construction dust, forest fires, and fires deliberately set on pre- or post-harvest fields.
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Myanmar's Rakhine state teetering towards war
News, Published on 15/01/2020
» Rakhine state is descending into growing turmoil. Globally long associated primarily with the brutal oppression of the Rohingya, the much wider dimensions of Rakhine's troubles are now visible, including their international implications. Given their complexity, a broader perspective is badly needed to help bring about stability, development and prosperity for all Rakhine's people.
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Big dry needs real cure
News, Editorial, Published on 07/01/2020
» The Prayut Chan-o-cha government will launch a number of water schemes with a hefty price tag as part of a raft of measures to alleviate drought.
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Prospects of a bumpy year ahead
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 23/12/2019
» New Year is a week from now. But it won't be a happy New Year for quite a few of us, especially grassroots people such as farmers and blue-collar workers.
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Time to push China for real Mekong partnership
News, Nauvarat Suksamran, Published on 02/11/2019
» The Asean summit offers a great opportunity for Mekong riparian countries to press China, a major dialogue partner, on commitments for sustainable development of the region's most important river.
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Adopt new tech to solve drought
News, Meir Shlomo, Published on 16/08/2019
» The severe droughts that have been troubling parts of Thailand over the past few years, not to mention other countries in the region, represent a serious and worrying phenomenon, especially if they strike during what should be the monsoon period. Water shortages in the middle of the crop-planting season not only cause local farmers to suffer, but they also have much wider ripple effects.
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