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PM approves 2 water management projects
Diversion, dredging schemes worth B60bn Bangkok Post 10 June 08ANUCHA CHAROENPO & APINYA WIPATAYOTIN Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej yesterday approved two water management projects worth ar…
Egat IPO to finance Thai, Asean power investments Aims to diversify electricity sources
Funds raised from the upcoming initial public offering of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) will be used to finance new investment for the country's electricity system.…
More dams in pipeline as govt keen to find long-term solution
Situation still critical in Phetchabun, Loei Thailand may build more dams from next year as a possible long-term solution to flooding. Deputy Prime Minister Pongpol Adireksarn said yesterday…
PM orders Bang Pakong river clean-up
Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra yesterday ordered a clean-up of the Bang Pakong river following an inspection of the dam site in Chachoengsao. Mr Thaksin was in the province to inspect the…
Dam benefits doubted: Government faces call to review the economic impact
Academics and non-governmental organisations sceptical about the benefits of dams are calling on the government to reconsider whether they actually produce positive results. Chainarong Srett…
Clever lies destroyed our lives
W hen Buppa Kongtham first heard of the Rasi Salai dam project, the mother of three paid little attention.The dam is in Si Sa Ket province and Granny Buppa did not think it would affect her…
Protesters moving out of dam site
SRI SA KET - Villagers demonstrating against the Rasi Salai dam began moving away from their protest site at the dam yesterday, saying they were satisfied with Science Minister Arthit Urirat…
Rasi Salai dam : Sluice gates to open for two year
T he Science Ministry will open all seven sluice gates of Rasi Salai dam to let the river run free for two years for environmental recovery. "The opening of the gates will restore the land t…
Minister orders opening of Rasi Salai dam gate
SCIENCE Minister Arthit Urirat yesterday ordered the Rasi Salai Dam's water gates to be opened for two years. Arthit gave the order to the Department of Energy Development and Promotion (DED…
Village of the dammed
Life in the Protest VillageVisiting the protest village at Rasi Salai dam is truly a moving experience. Mae Mun Man Yuen Village #2 is located directly within the Rasi Salai reservoir, and t…
No decision on dam until study finished Chaiyaphum scheme can still be called off
Construction of Pong Khun Phet dam in Chaiyaphum will not start until the government's fact-finding committee has completed its inquiry, Deputy Agriculture Minister Anurak Jureemas said. The…
Protesters at risk from drowning,
The Department of Energy Development and Promotion has warned local protesters who have settled and built shacks in the middle reservoir of Rasi Salai Dam that they are at risk from drowning…