Category: Thailand
Black water flows into the sea at Thai resort island
One of the local business operators on Phi Phi island claimed this black water was mostly from a hotel and restaurant operator who are releasing untreated water into the sea.
Bangkok is sinking fast
The implication is that while the sea level rises, the lowering of ground level continues, leaving the city doubly vulnerable to urban flooding.
Activist ‘victim’ of Thai junta’s forest policy
Nittaya, who has been strongly defending local people’s right to till land for their livelihoods, received a jail term of at least four months and a fine of Bt40,000 for encroaching on the Sai Thong National Park in Chaiyaphum province.
Asian banks to sign EEC project MoU
Thailand’s Eastern Economic Corridor Office is scheduled to sign a memorandum of understanding next week with the China Development Bank and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation for several major infrastructure projects.