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Sizing up the Kra Canal opportunity
News, Sawai Boonma, Published on 02/12/2015
» Thailand and South Korea started implementing accelerated development programmes about the same time as the United States started its urgent quest to land men on the moon. In that quest, the Saturn V rocket was the game changer, for its ability to take a heavy payload, including a moon lander and three astronauts, out of the Earth's gravity to the moon's orbit. It enabled Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to land on the moon's surface and return to Earth safely more than four decades ago.
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Helping our farmers battle climate change hazards
News, Kannika Thampanishvong, Published on 14/10/2015
» Thailand has been suffering its worst drought in a decade. Thai farmers have battled for much of the year against a water shortage that has dehydrated staple crops and halted planting. One cannot deny that the terrible state of affairs is climate change-related.
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It's all a dry argument
News, Editorial, Published on 07/10/2015
» The government has unfortunately become involved in a dispute with farmers that should not have occurred. There have been testy exchanges from both sides. The root of the unpleasantness is water, or more specifically the lack of it because of extended weather conditions. In the main and unhelpful exchanges, authorities have made somewhat unrealistic demands and suggestions. The farmers have replied with defiant words, plus actions that seem certain to escalate the problems over the next few months, rather than ease the tension.
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How to stop the haze
News, Nisid Hajari, Published on 06/10/2015
» Singapore is starting to look like Beijing or New Delhi. That's because you can't see it through the haze. Smog has disrupted outdoor events, forced schools to close and sent commuters running for their surgical masks.
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Water scarcity calls for nationwide change
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 03/10/2015
» As the threat of prolonged drought becomes imminent, questions mount over whether the country needs new water management in order to better deal with the “new normal” of water scarcity.
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SEZ plans spark fears among communities, activists
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 19/09/2015
» As the government kick-starts its plan for Special Economic Zones (SEZs), locals and activists voice their concerns over the process that epitomises the old development paradigm which bypasses community rights and the environment.
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Forget Klong Dan, look at the Gulf of Thailand
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 21/08/2015
» For some, the old adage, "Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me," can be applied to the Klong Dan water treatment project saga.
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Drought ideas smack of desperation
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 21/07/2015
» Armed with sweeping power, what does the military government do when faced with the worst drought crisis in decades?
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PM faces harsh decisions as government starts to creak
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 20/07/2015
» Former Pheu Thai Party leader Chaturon Chaisaeng says it is now too late for a cabinet reshuffle as the country's economy has turned so bad that it is beyond repair even if a a few under-performing ministers were to be dumped.
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Frog in a slowly boiling pot
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 20/07/2015
» The current dry season, which is said to be the driest in a century, has put everyone on red alert. Threats of tap water rationing have already got some people stocking up on drinking water and buying giant plastic water bottles to store water for use in the home.
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