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Chiang Rai dams take toll on wildlife, farmers

The Dams in China on the Mekong River have disturbed the traditional flow of the river to downstream areas, affecting farming lands as the river water would cause much more frequent floods during the dry season. Villagers and farmers in…

No survivors on Chinese plane crash

Chinese officials have confirmed that all 132 passengers and crew died when flight MU5735 crashed on Monday in southern China. The China Eastern flight was flying from Kunming to Guangzhou when it nose-dived and crashed in a…

Waste stifles Bangkok; authorities push for change

One of the world’s most attractive tourist sites, Bangkok, Thailand, is suffering from litter and waste. According to the Department of Environment and Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) figures, the capital produces more than 8,000…

Stop the Mekong Dam: Voices from the Mekong River Basin

Aomboon Thipsuna, the coordinator of the Mekong River Basin Network in 7 Northeastern Provinces wrote a letter to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on the World Dam Day asking to stop participating in the construction of new dams, review of…