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Against the currents

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Against the currents
The Bangkok Post
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For people living along the Mekong, the river is their ‘mother’. Photos: Piyanan Jitjang and courtesy of the Mekong Butterfly
Through disasters, a fellowship was struck. Ormboon Thipsuna remembers the date well, Aug 12, 2008, when a deluge of water from the Mekong swept through her hometown of Nong Khai and seven riparian northeastern provinces. Considering the rainfall was rather small and the Mekong’s gradual seasonal pace of fluctuations, many locals believed the sudden mega-flood, at times water levels went up as high as 13m, was caused by China’s dams upstream. Importantly, Ormboon got to know Niwat Roykaew, aka “Kru Tee”, founder of the Rak Chiang Khong group based in Chiang Rai province. ....

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Against the currents

Against the currents
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Tide turning for Mekong protesters

Tide turning for Mekong protesters
Tide turning for Mekong protesters
THAILAND: After almost two decades of campaigning against hydro-dams and water projects built on the Mekong River, local civic groups and conservationists finally launched the “Mekong People’s Forum,” with the hope of moving their campaign to a policy level.
Fishermen relying on the Mekong River are seen in Muang district of Nakhon Phanom. Photo: Pattanapong Sripiachai.
The forum was held on Dec 1–2 in Chiang Khong district, and attended by 200 people including local villagers, conservationists, journalists, and the US and Australian embassies in Bangkok.
The Mekong People’s forum is the name not just of the event held last week but also a movement of civic groups located in eight provinces. In the past, these groups had no name but they have now come together under the general name “Mekong People’s Forum.” ....

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