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Thai year of environmental upheaval
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 27/12/2025
» In 2025, Thailand faced a convergence of challenges that had laid bare its vulnerability to environmental degradation, natural disasters, and complex regional dynamics.
Mekong commission alerted to river pollution emergency
News, Post Reporters, Published on 27/11/2025
» CHIANG RAI - Environmental groups have urged the Mekong River Commission (MRC) to treat the contamination found in the Mekong, Kok, Sai and Ruak rivers as an emergency issue while calling for basin-wide water-quality monitoring.
'Rare earth' and the risk of Mekong havoc
News, Paskorn Jumlomgrach, Published on 13/09/2025
» Satellite imagery cited by the Shan Human Rights Foundation (SHRF) in a recent statement, together with findings from the US-based think tank Stimson Center released in July, confirms the alarming reality: a massive concentration of rare earth mining sites is emerging across Southeast Asia, particularly in Myanmar and Laos.
MRC to the rescue
News, Editorial, Published on 12/07/2025
» A planned trip by the Mekong River Commission (MRC), a regional body tasked with overseeing the use of the Mekong River, to evaluate the transboundary water pollution in northern Thailand has given local villagers cause for optimism regarding this crisis.
Mekong River Commission detects heavy metal contamination along the Mekong
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 07/07/2025
» The Mekong River Commission (MRC) Secretariat is warning about a "moderately serious" situation following the detection of heavy metal contamination in the Mekong River, believed to have originated from poorly regulated mining operations in a self-administered region of Myanmar.
UK signs up to help Mekong basin
News, Mark Gooding, Published on 21/06/2025
» Thailand is facing increasing risks from climate change -- as recent typhoons and flooding have shown.
Myanmar response sought on contamination of rivers
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 11/06/2025
» Thailand is waiting for Myanmar's response regarding potential lead and arsenic contamination in the Kok and Sai rivers, says Deputy Interior Minister Theerarat Samrejvanich.
Govt urged to delay dam consultation
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 20/12/2024
» Activists are calling on the government to delay the public hearing process on the controversial Sanakham hydropower project in Laos, citing a lack of sufficient information from the project's developer.
Regional groups to help tackle floods
News, Post Reporters, Published on 23/09/2024
» Thailand will seek cooperation with countries along the Mekong River and will use various mechanisms including the Mekong-US, Mekong-Japan and Mekong-South Korea cooperation frameworks to solve Mekong River problems, including floods and droughts.
Laos seeks Asean's help with Mekong
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 19/09/2024
» Vientiane: Laos is urging Asean and other stakeholders to join forces in solving the problem of Mekong River water security and environmental issues as the region faces still more floods.