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CHIANG RAI – Residents of the Ruammit Karen community have called on the Chiang Rai governor to take serious action over toxic contamination in the Kok River, saying the problem is harming both health and livelihoods. [1]

One Thousand Red Villages Open in Isaan UDON THANI – From a stage outside Udon Thani’s Provincial Hall, the Red Village movement grew rapidly Sunday evening as it welcomed 1,000 new Isaan villages as official Red Villages for Democracy. [2]

KANCHANABURI, Thailand -- It is essentially a saga of suffering and death which draws some 5 million tourists a year to this sleepy town in western Thailand. [3]

I recently attended a presentation at the Japan Atomic Industry Forum given by Fuminori Tamba of Fukushima University. The professor showed the above photograph of a road near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, lined with about 130 signs in Russian. [4]

Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing looks set to add to his already considerable fortune with the involvement of regime crony U Aung Myo Min Din—who has deep ties to the coup leader and his family—in a Russia-backed luxury housing project and tourism... [5]

Tea LeavesNomadic culture on the Himalayan front line Climate change, conflict and development threaten Bakarwal tribe's existence Bakarwali horses enjoy tranquility in the lush pastures near a nomadic settlement in Aru, a village in India-administer... [6]

TOKYO -- As midnight approaches, the sloping streets of Shibuya's Dogenzaka district start to crowd up. There are the usual salarymen stumbling home after a few drinks. Groups of university students head for the train station after a karaoke session. [7]

COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh - Tens of thousands of visitors flock each week to this local seaside resort, a gateway to the world's longest natural sea beach, named after a 19th century British colonial administrator. [8]

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[1] TH www.chiangraitimes.com · 2026-03-22 · 85% match

Chiang Rai Karen Community Urges Action Over Kok River Contamination

CHIANG RAI – Residents of the Ruammit Karen community have called on the Chiang Rai governor to take serious action over toxic contamination in the Kok River, saying the problem is harming both health and livelihoods.

[2] TH isaanrecord.com · 2012-02-21 · 40% match

One Thousand Red Villages Open in Isaan

One Thousand Red Villages Open in Isaan UDON THANI – From a stage outside Udon Thani’s Provincial Hall, the Red Village movement grew rapidly Sunday evening as it welcomed 1,000 new Isaan villages as official Red Villages for Democracy.

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2015-07-07 · 36% match

Remembering Nagase's bridges to reconciliation

KANCHANABURI, Thailand -- It is essentially a saga of suffering and death which draws some 5 million tourists a year to this sleepy town in western Thailand.

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2014-05-15 · 34% match

'Pandora's Promise': hope springs infernal

I recently attended a presentation at the Japan Atomic Industry Forum given by Fuminori Tamba of Fukushima University. The professor showed the above photograph of a road near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, lined with about 130 signs in Russian.

[5] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2023-03-02 · 33% match

Making Money for the Junta

Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing looks set to add to his already considerable fortune with the involvement of regime crony U Aung Myo Min Din—who has deep ties to the coup leader and his family—in a Russia-backed luxury housing project and tourism

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2024-03-27 · 32% match

Nomadic culture on the Himalayan front line

Tea LeavesNomadic culture on the Himalayan front line Climate change, conflict and development threaten Bakarwal tribe's existence Bakarwali horses enjoy tranquility in the lush pastures near a nomadic settlement in Aru, a village in India-administer

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-07-19 · 31% match

No room for romance? Japan's love hotels court new clientele

TOKYO -- As midnight approaches, the sloping streets of Shibuya's Dogenzaka district start to crowd up. There are the usual salarymen stumbling home after a few drinks. Groups of university students head for the train station after a karaoke session.

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2024-05-29 · 31% match

Myanmar's Rohingya refugees signal despair and hope in overcrowded camp

COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh - Tens of thousands of visitors flock each week to this local seaside resort, a gateway to the world's longest natural sea beach, named after a 19th century British colonial administrator.

[9] MM burma.irrawaddy.com · 2022-02-24 · 31% match

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Your Thoughts … တာချီလိတ်ရှိ စစ်တပ်ပိုင်မြေပေါ်က Regina Resort ကာစီနို နှင့် ဂေါက်ကွင်းလုပ်ငန်း Your Thoughts … No Result View All Result Founded in 1993 by a group of Myanmar journalists living in exile in Thailand, The Irrawaddy is a leading source

[10] TH bangkokpost.com · 2023-07-03 · 31% match

A new lens

'Hmong people practise animism," explains Sirikarn Sengla, an 18-year-old from the Mae Taeng district of Chiang Mai. She lives near Doi Mon Ngo, a beautiful mountain wrapped in mist and forest, far from the noise and speed of the modern world.

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