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Chiang Rai and Myanmar Join Forces to Reduce Transboundary Haze

CHIANG RAI - On Wednesday, the Provincial Administration and Mae Sai District teamed up with Myanmar to step up cross-border teamwork to address forest fires and transboundary haze.

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Soldiers Seize 250Kg of Crystal Meth on the Chiang Rai-Myanmar Border

CHIANG RAI - Soldiers from the cavalry unit of Task Force Thap Chao Tak clashed with a drug caravan along the Mae Sai border. They seized more than 250 kilograms of crystal meth, with an approximate street value of 250 million baht (US$7.58…

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Police Arrest Shan Men Transporting 8 Million Meth Pills

CHIANG RAI - Investigators from Chiang Saen Police Station arrested two Shan hilltribe men accused of trafficking more than 8 million methamphetamine pills along the Mekong border.

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Kok River Water Clears But Riverbed Remains Contaminated

Oversight update on Kok, Sai, and Ruak rivers, surface water in the Kok meets standards but sediments remain hazardous; border economy faces losses near 3.8 billion baht per year amid pressure from expanding mines in Shan State

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Chiang Rai Water Department to Speed Up Fix For Kok River Water Quality

CHIANG RAI - The Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, Mr. Suchart Chomklin, has directed the Department of Water Resources in Chiang Rai Province to act quickly on resolving Kok River water quality issues.

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Pha Muang Soldiers Clash with Drug Runners Seize over 4 Million Meth Pills

CHIANG RAI - Soldiers from the Pha Muang Task Force patrolling the border in Mai Fa Luang district, an area known to be home to the Lahu people from Myanmar , seized over 4 million methamphetamine pills after a firefight with drug runners.

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New Government Urged to Solve Toxic Contamination of Sai and Kok River

CHIANG RAI - Local groups and scholars are urging Thailand’s next government, regardless of who leads, to stop importing minerals from Myanmar’s Shan State.

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Mekong River Faces Contaminations from Chinese Rare Earth Mines in Myanmar’s Shan State

CHIANG RAI - The Shan State and people living along the Mekong River are facing new environmental risks as rare earth and manganese mines grow in number in Myanmar.

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Academics in Chiang Rai Discuss the Impact of China’s Rare Earth Mining

Kachin researchers warn that it could take fifty to one hundred years to restore nature from the damage caused by toxic rare earth mining. They point out that China focuses only on profits, often ignoring how neighbouring countries are affected.

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Wa Army Expands Rare Earth Mining in Myanmar’s Shan State

CHIANG RAI - The situation in Shan State keeps getting more serious. The Tai Human Rights Foundation recently released satellite images and hidden photos that show the United Wa State Army (UWSA) opening up new rare earth mines both in northern and…

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