CHIANG RAI –  On Friday, June 5, 2026, local environmental activists, community leaders, and villagers gathered at the Chiang Rai Provincial Hall in northern Thailand to demand immediate government intervention against severe heavy metal pollution in five major rivers. They had just completed an exhausting six-day protest march, hoping to present their case directly to the […]

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CHIANG RAI - The Governor of Chiang Rai, Chusap Phongsai, told reporters yesterday that the province faces a tough haze crisis. Local teams have fought wildfires hard, and those hotspots have dropped fast.

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