CHIANG RAI - Residents of Chiang Rai are facing serious pollution on two fronts. Contaminated water and dangerous air. The Pollution Control Department reported that recent checks of the Kok River and nearby waterways still found heavy metals above…

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CHIANG RAI -Asst. Prof. Dr. Sitang Puailua says official messaging about harmful toxins in the Kok River sounds too relaxed, even though the root cause has not been addressed.

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CHIANG RAI - A community network is urging Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and the next government team to move quickly on concerns about heavy metal contamination linked to Chinese-backed mining operations in Shan State, Myanmar.

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CHIANG RAI - On February 25, at the Chiang Rai Provincial Hall meeting, Governor Choochip Pongchai chaired a water quality monitoring meeting focused on public concern about arsenic found in a sample group living near the Kok River.

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CHIANG RAI - The Ministry of Public Health has activated its network of agencies and is working with local officials to step up checks for arsenic contamination in the Kok River in Chiang Rai Province.

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