Dams in China are choking the Mekong a waterway on which millions depend for their livelihoods.
When a woman loses her husband, she is called a widow, or when she as a child she loses a parents, she’s is called an orphan....
Water levels on the Mekong River, which flows through China and five other countries have dropped once again. The Mekong River Commission (MRC) has warned of...
Snakes are a part of life in Thailand and nearly 40,000 homes are invaded by snakes each year in Bangkok alone. Even though fewer than a...
"The bullies are aggressive and do not feel guilty. They tend to use violence to solve problems and might become criminals. Even more the victims can...
After an American man embarked on a working trip to Thailand in 2007 that ended with his behind bars for five years. American Jesse Moskel,spent five...
Yet recycling does save energy. Making soda cans from recycled aluminum requires 95% less energy than mining and using raw ore. Recycling also helps keep toxic...
In the northern province of Lampang Jaruwan Khammuang is turning rice harvest straw waste into gold. The young entrepreneur saw an opportunity to create green products...
“While the research did not determine why attitudes toward migrant workers are declining, it does demonstrate that we are not successfully countering racism, xenophobia and hate”
A confluence of drought and dams along the Mekong River has renewed concerns about the future of the 4,700-kilometer waterway. Upon which tens of millions of...
The Mighty Mekong River has recently acquired an aquamarine colour that may beguile tourists but also indicates a problem caused by upstream dams in China, experts...
A Chiang Rai-based NGO Center for Girls has revealed that they have managed to help a 13-year-old girl escape a forced marriage with a 50-year-old man...
Xayaburi Dam has been nine years in the making and the 135-billion-baht project. It was built and financed by Thai companies and banks, has been controversial...
Human traffickers in Thailand have ignored court orders to compensate victims in more than 99% of cases in recent years. Fueling fears that many survivors could...
Dozens of hydroelectric dams are lowering levels and damaging a fragile ecosystem for the lower Mekong River basin.
CHIANG RAI – By this time of year, the Mekong River should have been rising steadily with the monsoon rains, bringing fishermen a bounty of fat...
BANGKOK – The World Bank has pledged to provide financial support for the Thailand Government’s efforts to manage marine debris on its waters. The permanent secretary...
BANGKOK – The Mekong People’s Network and local Mekong River residents have had a heated debate with the Chinese Embassy about China’s utilization and management of...
LONDON – A report published by the Korea Future Initiative, a London-based NGO, reveals that thousands of North Korean women and girls are being subjected to...
CHIANG RAI – Somchai Sophonsookpaiboon does not remember much about his younger years, except that they were spent in an opium haze. It’s how all the...
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