Northern rally demands end to river-polluting Myanmar mining

Northern rally demands end to river-polluting Myanmar mining

About 1,000 residents of Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai staged a rally on Thursday to demand an end to mining in Myanmar that is contaminating rivers in the northern Thai provinces.

Chiang Rai residents rally on World Environment Day to demand end to toxic mining at Kok River headwaters

Residents of Chiang Rai gather at Mae Fah Luang Public Park on World Environment Day, calling for an end to toxic mining operations polluting the Kok and Ruak rivers. CHIANG RAI, Thailand – On World Environment Day, residents of Chiang Rai gathered to demand an immediate halt to “toxic mining” operations at the headwaters of the Kok and Ruak rivers in Myanmar’s southern Shan State, accusing Chinese businesses, reportedly backed by the ethnic Wa …

Heavy Metal Contamination Alarms Northern Thailand: Rivers at Risk

Picture courtesy of Bangkok Post Authorities in northern Thailand have confirmed alarming levels of arsenic and other heavy metals in the Kok, Sai, and Mekong rivers, as discovered by the Pollution Control Department (PCD). The contamination, traced back to upstream mining operations in Myanmar’s Shan State, poses a significant threat to the region's water quality and public health. Findings from PCD's three rounds of water and sediment …