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'Nothing about the Mekong is normal now’: Anger along Southeast Asia’s great river as water levels become unpredictable
Thailand: From a distance, it is hard to make sense of the small patches of green emerging from the cracking mud flats of the Mekong River. They are not oases, nor sprouts of river grass along dusty channels where water normally flows; they are golf greens.Recently, ...
Mekong water turns greenish-blue in Nakhon Phanom
Water in the Mekong river in this northeastern border province has turned from yellowish-brown to greenish-blue — a strange phenomenon that makes the river look beautiful but could be a sign of danger, according to a local media report.The water in the Mekong river is ...
Pattanapong Sripiachai
Nakhon Phanom promotes local biotech industry
Thailand’s National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) is promoting the biotech industry of Nakhon Phanom province, with the aim of enhancing the quality of herbal products. The NSTDA has piloted a factory in Nakhon Phanom that can cultivate high-value crops and plant compounds. The ...
Benjamin Rujopakarn
Flood alert as Mekong water rises
Residents in Nakhon Phanom were on Thursday (July 26) warned to brace for possible flooding after the water level in the Mekong River rose to 11 metres, two metres away from overflow, due to downpours caused by tropical storm Son-Tinh. Keep reading ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Villagers steal the MTF show
Reasons for attending the annual Mekong Tourism Forum were as diverse as the background of the 475 delegates registered.This year’s Mekong Tourism Forum attracted the highest attendance in the event’s history, understandably because registration was free.Keep reading ...
Don Ross
Thailand’s last untouched Mekong tributary
The Lower Songkram River basin is the latest site in Thailand under the global spotlight as a crucial ecological resource, the WWF-Thailand said ahead of World Environment Day today (June 5).The river basin has been nominated as a wetland of international importance (RAMSAR), intended to ...
The Nation Reporter
The Great Mekong Bike Ride 2018
Enjoy magnificent Northeastern scenery, culture and, of course, food, and get fit into the bargain in the upcoming ‘Great Mekong Bike Ride 2018’ scheduled for May 17 to 20. The eco-friendly race, which is being organized by the Tourism Authority of Thailand and Thailand Tri-League, ...
Special Economic Development Zone Exhibition 2018 underway in Nakhon Phanom
Relevant agencies in the northeastern province of Nakhon Phanom are holding an event entitled NaKhon Phanom Special Economic Development Zone Exhibition 2018 to promote regional trade. Keep reading ...
Vipaporn Pooritanasarn
