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The fear of becoming a banana state
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 15/08/2016
» 'The company changed the pattern of the rains, accelerated the cycle of harvests and moved the river from where it had always been." This vivid line is from the book <i>One Hundred Years of Solitude</i>, a magnum opus written by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, a Nobel Prize-winning writer.
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Games won't leave Rio de Janeiro's air any cleaner
News, Brad Brooks, Published on 03/08/2016
» Rio de Janeiro's air is dirtier and deadlier than portrayed by authorities and the Olympics' promised legacy of cleaner winds has not remotely been met, an analysis of government data and Reuters' own testing found.
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At last Ariya can lay to rest the heartbreak
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 14/05/2016
» Three years ago I witnessed one of the most painful scenes I have ever experienced in a golf tournament.
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A drought of understanding
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 09/05/2016
» Tonight there will be a new moon. According to the Thai lunar calendar, tomorrow will be the first day of the sixth month. And that reminds me of the classic Thai country song Fon Duen Hok (Rain Of The Sixth Month) and its famous description of rice fields at this time of year, when the air is moist with light rain and filled with the resonating frog calls that mark the beginning of monsoon season.
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Reform goes to waste under the NCPO
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 11/04/2016
» It's been two years of wasted time for national reforms since the May 22, 2014 coup by the National Council for Peace and Order.
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As dams dry up, time to weigh alternatives
News, Published on 07/04/2016
» This week the Ubolratana dam, the first hydroelectric power project developed in the Northeast, ran dry. Opened in 1966 on the Pong River in Khon Kaen, the dam is the victim of mismanagement of the irrigation system and of global climate change.
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It's time to panic, not just splash about
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 09/03/2016
» In some situations, panic can be good, especially at a time when we are facing severe drought, said to be the most serious in 20 years.
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Hoping is not a plan
News, Editorial, Published on 02/02/2016
» The Royal Irrigation Department actually sounds quite cheerful about the water situation for the coming hot season. Deputy chief Suthep Noipairoj explained last week there is enough water behind RID dams in the Chao Phraya River basin to keep taps flowing until May. And then, he said, it will be the rainy season. Mr Suthep should know this is not encouraging news. While May might be marked on calendars for rain, it is hardly dependable. Last year, the rains began in September.
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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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Indonesia’s fires need to be smothered for good
News, Published on 06/12/2015
» Every year, forest fires ravage Indonesia, causing massive environmental, social and economic devastation. This year’s fires are the largest in nearly 20 years, destroying three million hectares of land and causing an estimated US$14 billion (about 500 billion baht) in losses related to agriculture, forest degradation, health, transportation, and tourism.
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