CHIANG RAI - On Thursday, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, Suchart Chomklin, led a team to Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai to meet local teams to track complaints about pollutants in the Kok River.

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CHIANG RAI - Illegal rare earth mines in Myanmar's Shan and Kachin states, near the sources of the Kok and Mekong rivers, are causing widespread cross-border pollution.

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CHIANG RAI – China’s hold over heavy rare earth processing has grown more intense, as Beijing now uses its grip on these minerals to sway events in Myanmar and protect its interests, while its mining methods cause pollution that is now reaching…

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In Madhya Pradesh, the central Indian state, Shivnarayan Dasana, a vegetable vendor, had never witnessed such many police officers arrive at his village.

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