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Chiang Rai forestry official fired over illegal logging
A temporary Royal Forestry Department official in Chiang Rai has been sacked for allegedly helping illegal loggers transport timber near the Mekong River. More than 20 logs and at least 100 processed planks were trucked to the department’s Forest Protection Unit in Chiang Saen district ...
The Nation Reporter
The villagers did not agree to use local wetland as Chiang Khong Special Economic Zone causing 2 different sides of opinion.
The villagers in Boon Ruang sub-district of Chiang Khong district in Chiang Rai province voted against the use of local wetland area as special economic zone causing 2 different sides of opinion. The security village group must hold gun control against the situation. Likewise, the ...