Category: Thailand
Switching to plant-based plastics
Thailand’s Eastern Economic Corridor is turning to bioplastics derived from local plant products like cassava starch and sugarcane that decompose after a few weeks.
Thai communities voice fears over new Luang Prabang dam
Opinions will be summarised and included in a statement of Thai concerns regarding Laos’ plans for the new Mekong dam.
Environmental group opposes erosion barrier on Phuket’s Surin Beach
Environmental academics have voiced opposition to a project, by a tambon administration organization in Phuket province, to build a beach erosion barrier on the famous Surin Beach, claiming that the project will increase, not decrease sand erosion.
Thailand nixed China’s Mekong River blasting project. Will others push back?
But observers say that without more coordination between downstream countries, China’s influence in the region will continue to go unchallenged.