CHIANG RAI - Residents of the Ruammit Karen community have called on the Chiang Rai governor to take serious action over toxic contamination in the Kok River, saying the problem is harming both health and livelihoods.

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CHIANG RAI - Three government agencies shared the latest findings on arsenic monitoring in Chiang Rai. So far, they say arsenic levels found in people and local water sources haven't reached a point considered dangerous to the public.

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CHIANG RAI -The Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA) in Chiang Rai plans to switch its raw water source for city tap water from the Kok River to the Lao River after traces of arsenic were found in Kok River samples last year.

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CHIANG RAI – A Shan human rights group has released satellite images pointing to a major expansion of mining by a large Chinese state enterprise. The new activity includes rare earth and gold operations along the upper Kok River north of Mae Ai.

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CHIANG RAI - On Sunday, the Director-General of the Pollution Control Department (PCD), Mr. Surin Warakijthamrong, visited the Kok River in Mae Ai district, Chiang Mai, and Mueang district, Chiang Rai.

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