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With river sacrifice, regime yields to Beijing
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 19/05/2017
» The only thing that stands between China and its ambition to co-opt the Mekong as its own is opposition by Thai grassroots activists.
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For farmers, clothes do not make the man
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 04/05/2017
» As the rice farming season approaches, many Thai farmers have reason to worry. This time it's not about typical problems such as less predictable weather, rain volume or debts they find hard to pay off. It is the way they look.
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People and river's voices sadly ignored
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 30/03/2017
» It is a fact that nature has existed long before us. Unfortunately, she has been abused, bullied, and at times treated badly. It has continued that way as, for most of us, nature has no say.
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A dream to live sufficiently
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 02/01/2017
» From Oct 29 last year on, almost everyone who has paid respect to the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej at the Grand Palace has received a photo of the royal urn and a small packet of rice grains as tokens of his memory. What is special about the rice is the label saying "sufficiency", specially designed from the King's handwriting. Most recipients keep the rice grains on altars at home in loving memory of King Rama IX. Many farmers keep them for their rice farming while some want to grow rice and follow his sufficiency-economy principles. As a frequent palace visitor, I keep one packet for myself and give the other to my housemaid to plant in her rice field in Si Sa Ket province.
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Region needs innovative water plan
News, Jeremy Bird, Published on 10/11/2016
» The recurrent threat of both flooding and drought looms large over many parts of the Mekong region. This variability is natural but is increasing due to climate change. Their destructive effects can be either relieved or compounded depending on the way dams are operated.
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A call for basin-wide energy plans
News, Published on 08/11/2016
» Preparatory work for the next big dam on the Mekong -- Pak Beng -- in northern Laos has begun. This news supports the widespread narrative that the current rapid pace of dam construction on the Mekong River will continue until the entire river is turned into a series of reservoirs. Certainly the construction of even a few large dams will severely impact food security in the world's most productive freshwater fishery and sharply reduce the delivery of nutrient-rich sediment needed to sustain agriculture, especially in Cambodia and Vietnam's Mekong Delta.
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His Majesty was our bulwark in times fair or grim
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 03/11/2016
» Seventy years ago, His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej started his long journey of working tirelessly for his people. Throughout the country, he travelled to remote and rough areas to meet and hear first-hand accounts of the plight of locals. He waded through numerous jungles and tramped down dusty and muddy roads even though he could have just spent a comfortable life in the palace.
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Let love carry us
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 24/10/2016
» It's almost impossible to fathom that Thai people have been living without King Rama IX for 11 days. Spending days and nights praying is now the norm for many. A difficult time, indeed. But life goes on, even when we wish it could revert and bring back the one we've lost.
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The man, his maps, and his people
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 17/10/2016
» The King rarely smiled -- that was the broad perception of many people about the late monarch, presumably gained from his appearance in news photos or video footage. "The King never smiles" is the perception of a Western writer who scripted a controversial book about him. But for millions of Thais, his solemn face did not matter. The presence of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej, or even a thought about of him, brought smiles to their own faces.
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Get your face masks out for 'coal tourism'
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 31/08/2016
» My trip to Songkhla in the south of Thailand earlier this week was not a typical sightseeing jaunt, but it was certainly worthwhile.
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