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CHIANG RAI – On March 22, 2026, Chiang Rai Governor Chuchip Pongchai chaired a large public event for World Water Day at Wat Fang Min and the riverside municipal park along the Kok River in Mueang district. [1]

The quality of the water in the Salween River, along the Thai-Myanmar border in Mae Hong Son province, is below standard and contains excessive amounts of heavy metals, such as arsenic, lead and mercury, according to findings by the Faculty of Scienc... [2]

Mizzima The Sixth General Assembly of the Salween Peace Park was held on 17-19 December, an act of local governance that brings together indigenous communities, civil society organisations and the Karen National Union (KNU) to review the how the area... [3]

Shan State Frontline Investment Monitor The recent takeover of northern Tangyan township in northern Shan State by the United Wa State Army (UWSA) has rekindled fears of Chinese plans for dams along the Salween River. (confirmed by 2 sources) [4]

Representatives of the Salween Peace Park have said there is no vacant land in Karen State and that all land and its natural resources are managed and belong to Karen indigenous communities. [5]

PAPUN DISTRICT, Karen State — A path has opened for environmental conservationists and rights advocates to strengthen their fight against gold mining and other socially and environmentally destructive projects in the rich forests of Karen State in ea... [6]

HPA-AN, Karen State – Bright sunlight bears down on Saw Nyan Win as he unravels his fishing net with practiced hands on the bank of the Salween river, “I have already identified 16 species of fish existing in this area,” he tells me, “but I need more... [7]

President Thein Sein’s surprise suspension of the Chinese-led hydroelectric dam on the Irrawaddy River at Myitsone in northwestern Burma secured him widespread praise at home and abroad and seemingly dismayed China. [8]

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[1] TH www.chiangraitimes.com · 2026-03-22 · 65% match

Chiang Rai Hosts World Water Day Event Along the Kok River

CHIANG RAI – On March 22, 2026, Chiang Rai Governor Chuchip Pongchai chaired a large public event for World Water Day at Wat Fang Min and the riverside municipal park along the Kok River in Mueang district.

[2] TH world.thaipbs.or.th · 2026-02-16 · 75% match

Arsenic in Salween River 55 times above safe levels, study warns

The quality of the water in the Salween River, along the Thai-Myanmar border in Mae Hong Son province, is below standard and contains excessive amounts of heavy metals, such as arsenic, lead and mercury, according to findings by the Faculty of Scienc

[3] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2025-12-23 · 75% match

Sixth General Assembly of the Salween Peace Park held in Karen State

Mizzima The Sixth General Assembly of the Salween Peace Park was held on 17-19 December, an act of local governance that brings together indigenous communities, civil society organisations and the Karen National Union (KNU) to review the how the area

[4] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2024-09-07 · 85% match

Fears of China’s damming of the Salween River in Myanmar grow after UWSA takeover of northern Tangyan

Shan State Frontline Investment Monitor The recent takeover of northern Tangyan township in northern Shan State by the United Wa State Army (UWSA) has rekindled fears of Chinese plans for dams along the Salween River.

[5] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2019-01-07 · 75% match

Salween Peace Park to Keep Lands in Local Hands

Representatives of the Salween Peace Park have said there is no vacant land in Karen State and that all land and its natural resources are managed and belong to Karen indigenous communities.

[6] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2017-01-13 · 75% match

The Salween Peace Park: A Radical, Grassroots Alternative to Development in Karen State

PAPUN DISTRICT, Karen State — A path has opened for environmental conservationists and rights advocates to strengthen their fight against gold mining and other socially and environmentally destructive projects in the rich forests of Karen State in ea

[7] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2015-03-14 · 75% match

Knowledge Vacuum and Conflict Plague Salween River

HPA-AN, Karen State – Bright sunlight bears down on Saw Nyan Win as he unravels his fishing net with practiced hands on the bank of the Salween river, “I have already identified 16 species of fish existing in this area,” he tells me, “but I need more

[8] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2013-05-09 · 75% match

Thein Sein Enjoys Myitsone Praise as Dams on Salween Secretly Proceed

President Thein Sein’s surprise suspension of the Chinese-led hydroelectric dam on the Irrawaddy River at Myitsone in northwestern Burma secured him widespread praise at home and abroad and seemingly dismayed China.

[9] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2018-03-14 · 75% match

Karen Villagers Protest Hatgyi Dam, Other Projects on Salween River

CHIANG MAI, Thailand – More than 1,700 people living near the site of the planned Hatgyi Dam on the Salween River in Karen State’s Hpapun district gathered to show their objections to the project and mark International Day of Action for Rivers on Wed

[10] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2015-03-26 · 75% match

Karen Groups Aim to ‘Save the Salween’

RANGOON — The future of Burma’s free-flowing Salween River will be the focus of a two day event in eastern Burma, beginning on Friday.

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