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A disappearing river
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 24/03/2021
» Artist Disorn Duangdao is one of the many people who has seen the Mekong River in Chiang Khong, Chiang Rai, change from muddy brown to an aquamarine colour. Although the blue river looks beautiful to tourists, it is actually a sign that the river is starving of vital sediment because dams in China are preventing it from flowing downstream. Another negative impact caused by the dam is that the river has dried up so much that the rocks in the bed can be seen for the first time.
Tales from the dark side
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 14/10/2020
» While the anti-government protesters are gathering at the Democracy Monument today to call for constitutional amendments and reforms of the monarchy, activist Anon Chawalawan marks the 47th anniversary of the Oct 14, 1973, uprising with an exhibition titled "Collected: Unwritten History By Museum Of The Commoners".
Debating freedom of expression in Southeast Asia
Life, Published on 26/04/2018
» Representatives from freedom-of-expression NGOs, media and Facebook will join Unesco, the Southeast Asian Press Alliance and the Embassy of Sweden for a debate on critical issues on the Mekong region's media scene at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand, Maneeya Center, Phloenchit Road, on May 3 from 8.30am-12.20pm.