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Chinese dams cloud Mekong River relations
News, Montree Chantawong, Published on 23/08/2021
» The new Chinese Ambassador to Thailand, Han Zhiqiang compares relations between the two countries and their collective effort to combat Covid-19 pandemic as being "one family".
When an economist meets a psychic
Oped, Chartchai Parasuk, Published on 04/02/2021
» I enjoy reading prophecies. There is one thing fortune tellers and economists have in common: they make predictions. As an economist, I use my knowledge, theories and actual data, to check whether these prophecies make economic sense.
Time to self-reflect
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 28/12/2020
» As the year comes to a close, 2020 will be best remembered for how the Covid-19 pandemic changed our existence. Whether it was our waking hours or the time we retired for the day, we came to learn about the "new normal", which meant practising social distancing, wearing face masks, constantly checking body temperature, and working from home, and more.
Eyes on Xayaburi dam
News, Editorial, Published on 30/10/2019
» As the Xayaburi hydropower project in Laos began its first day of electricity generation yesterday on the Mekong River's mainstream, doubts still lingered among scientists and environmentalists about the measures proposed to mitigate the negative effects of the dam on the river's complex and large ecosystems.
Mekong dilemmas need political will to resolve
News, Apichai Sunchindah, Published on 26/07/2019
» Last year, we were saddened by the hazards related to dam failures in the Mekong River basin after one of the saddle dams on the Xe Pian-Xe Namnoy hydro-electric project in Laos collapsed and the large amounts of impounded water then gushed downstream, causing massive inundation and damage to property, crops, livestock, lost livelihoods and some human casualties. The cause of the dam disaster has been attributed to sub-standard construction and unusually high rainfall.
False report undermines Mekong cooperation
News, Yang Yang, Published on 12/07/2019
» The recent media report on the Mekong River which contained false accusations against China ignores the joint efforts made by China, Thailand and other relevant parties to promote cooperation on Mekong water resources for the benefit of the people in the region. These accusations mislead the readers and undermine the good atmosphere of sub-regional cooperation.
Give renewable energy a chance
News, Sopitsuda Tongsopit, Published on 30/03/2018
» The Minister of Energy announced this week the government will stop purchasing electricity from renewable power projects for the next five years. The reasoning is that such projects have caused retail electricity tariffs to jump by 20-25 satangs per unit, and that the electricity system has enough installed capacity for now.