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The Nation 12 April 2018 | PRATCH RUJIVANAROM

JUSTICE HAS not arrived for the local people in a lead-contaminated area of Klity Village in Kanchanaburi province. Environmental restoration has been slow and obscure, while the affected people still await compensation.

Environmental restoration has been slow and obscure, while the affected people still await compensation.

Nine News 10 April 2018 | Chris OKeefe  

Plans for an incinerator in Western Sydney are expected to be rejected, with the Department of Planning and Environment recommending it not go ahead. 

9NEWS has learned the Department has finalised its report into the proposed energy from waste facility at Eastern Creek.

Asian Tribune 06 April 2018 | Shobha Shukla and Bobby Ramakant, CNS (Citizen News Service)

According to the WHO, 92% of the global population lives in places where ambient air pollution is so high that it makes air unsafe to breathe. As much as 36% of lung cancer deaths, 34% of stroke deaths, and 27% of heart disease deaths in a year are attributed to air pollution. More alarmingly, climate change and air pollution are closely interrelated, further escalating the economic costs and health hazards for humankind. 

The Myanmar Times 05 April 2018

Kayin communities and civil society groups applauded Nay Pyi Taw’s decision announced last month to halt a proposed coal power plant in Hpa-An and urged the regional government to confirm the cancellation. Meanwhile, a total of 130 civil society groups issued a joint statement to urge the government to cancel all proposed and suspended coal-fired power plants across the country.

The Nation 04 April 2018 | Pratch Rujivanarom

Siem Reap – Study claims hydropower development will also increase poverty in the region

Hydropower development on the Mekong River will aggravate food insecurity and poverty in the region and reverse the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a study says.

Environmental and social specialists of Mekong River Commission (MRC) warned during the third MRC International Conference in Siem Reap, Cambodia, that hydropower dam development in the Mekong River was expected to ravage the river basin with severe environmental and socioeconomic impacts.

Time 04 April 2018 | Eli Meixler

Indonesia declared a state of emergency Tuesday after a deadly oil spill off the coast of the island of Borneo continued to spread, the BBC reports.

At least four people were killed and hundreds of local residents say they have experienced health problems since the spill was reported early Saturday.

The Nation 25 March 2018 | PRATCH RUJIVANAROM

ACADEMIC SAYS SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE IS PROVED BY REPORT, DISPUTED BY COMPANY

Findings of toxic contamination from Akara Resources’ gold mine have been hailed as significant scientific confirmation of an environmental disaster in Phichit, an environmental science academic has warned.

Bangkok Post 24 March 2018 | Apinya Wipatayotin

Bangkok must upgrade its ultra-fine dust pollution problem to "national disaster" level in order to strengthen protections against its far-reaching health impacts, ranging from heart and brain disorders to cancer.

The call was made Friday by former Pollution Control Department chief Supat Wangwongwattana, who is worried the threat will not be tackled seriously at its root cause.

Bangkok Post 22 March 2018 | Apinya Wipatayotin

Babies on farms must be safe, summit told

Action should be taken to protect children from herbicide contamination, especially newborn babies living near farm areas, a seminar on the health effects of chemical use in farming was told Wednesday.

The Nation 22 March 2018 | PATINYA SRISUPAMART

A MEDICAL specialist has brought home the human cost of the air-pollution problem plaguing Thailand, stating yesterday that the mortality rate increased by 0.3 per cent for every 10 micrograms of small dust particles measuring 10 microns (PM10) in the air.

Professor Dr Chaicharn Pothirat, who leads a unit dealing with respiratory disorders and allergies at the Chiang Mai University’s Faculty of Medicine, highlighted the alarming statistic yesterday to bring attention to the ongoing air pollution.