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Corn waste to blame
Oped, Postbag, Published on 26/12/2020
» The haze is already upon us, but where does it come from? In Chiang Mai, most point to forest fires, but as the valleys fill with haze with not a forest fire in sight, there must be another source. What is that? Small farmers burning their corn field waste before the burning ban arrives.
Time to fix migrant policy
Oped, Editorial, Published on 25/12/2020
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha appears to have finally smelt the coffee and woken up -- albeit rather late -- to the pressing need to tackle the smuggling of foreign migrants, which is one of the factors contributing to the country's new coronavirus nightmare.
Covid cases a warning shot
Oped, Editorial, Published on 01/12/2020
» After several months without reports of any further Covid-19 cases, the northern provinces of Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai are now at risk of becoming infection hotspots after three new cases were detected this week.