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Rare Earth Mining Sites in Myanmar Uncovered Close to Kok and Sai Rivers

CHIANG RAI — Residents in Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai have raised concerns over ongoing mining near the Kok and Sai Rivers, warning that the situation is worsening.

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Chiang Rai Officials Pushes for Dams to Trap Heavy Metals in Rivers

On Tuesday, the first cross-border river meeting was held in Chiang Rai, which focused on plans to build a sediment-trapping barrier to tackle heavy metal contamination in the Kok and Sai rivers.

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Porbe Ordered into the Funding of Mines Polluting Chiang Rai’s Rivers

CHIANG RAI –On 8 May, Mr. Rangsiman Rome, chair of the State Security, Border Affairs and National Reform committee, chaired a meeting in Chiang Rai to address arsenic contamination in the Kok and Sai rivers.

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Chiang Rai Residents Urge PM to Tackle Arsenic Contamination in Rivers

On Friday, citizen groups from Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai, along with local academics, sent a letter to Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, asking her to take urgent action to address arsenic pollution in the Kok and Sai Rivers.

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