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Govt revives old plan to irrigate Isan
The Office of the National Water Resources (ONWR) has vowed to complete the Huai Luang Water Development project, a scheme to use the Mekong River to irrigate farmland in northeastern provinces.The project is a reincarnation of the Khong-Chi-Mun plan, a water irrigation scheme initiated 30 ...
Apinya Wipatayotin
New study digs deep to shatter myths about Isaan
Persistently discounted as gullible, desperate, and unsophisticated, the 22 million inhabitants of Isaan–about a third of the country’s population–have long borne the brunt of bias from Thailand’s urban middle class.A new study by the Asia Foundation sets out to investigate if these biases hold any ...
Government to tackle water scarcity in Northeast
The government is concerned about water availability in the northeastern region, as the reservoirs are less than half full, urging responsible agencies to implement measures to ensure sufficient supplies.Keep reading ...
Mekong flood alert for northeastern provinces
Northeastern provinces along the Mekong have been warned of possible flooding due to the rapidly rising water level of the river. The hydrology office in Nong Khai said on Sunday (July 29) that heavy rains in northern Thailand and Laos were pouring water into the ...
Bangkok Post Reporter