Category Archives: Human ecology

Posts on human ecology

Will Amphon be the last victim of the 2006 coup?

14 May No, he won’t be. In a surreal exercise of full-spectrum dominance of the Thai ‘hinterlands’ the criminal, exploitative Royalist Bangkok ‘elite’ are now beating environmentalists and human rights advocates … even the milquetoasts appointed by the junta itself … Continue reading

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Remember Map Tha Phut? It’s just got worse … again.

Remember Map Tha Phut? It’s just got worse. Industry Ministry to appeal against Map Ta Phut injunction 30 September 2009 Industry Minister Charnchai Chairungrueng said Tuesday the ministry would urgently appeal against the Central Administrative Court’s injunction on 76 projects … Continue reading

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The rape of Burma proceeds full-bore …

View Larger Map Massive Land Confiscation for Copper Mine Over 7,800 acres of farmland in Salingyi Township, Sagaing Division, has been confiscated for a copper mine project with landowners forced out of their villages, according to local sources. A number … Continue reading

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Big-Energy wields big political power

Mae Wong, Kaeng Sua Ten, Xayaburi, Mongkok, Mae Moh, Tigyit … Korean nukes! When it comes to mega-projects to be skimmed for personal and/or corporate gain by the corporate-political class … you can’t beat ‘energy’. Big-Energy wields big political power. … Continue reading

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Thailand, Lao, Cambodia … all utterly corrupt

Environmental activist Chut Wutty shot dead by May Titthara – Thursday, 26 April 2012 Prominent environmental activist Chut Wutty was shot dead in Koh Kong province today near one of the areas he had fought tirelessly to protect from illegal … Continue reading

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Go look!

Thai firm says Xayaburi project has begun The controversial Xayaburi hydro-electric dam project in northern Laos may have already begun, despite countries, including Cambodia, requesting further studies to assess possible negative effects on Lower Mekong communities. According to a statement … Continue reading

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Sino/Thai Power Players wreak dam havoc

Firms Look Abroad to Plunder SEA Rivers Corporations owned by governments are at the heart of a relentless push to build hydro-electric dam systems in Southeast Asia. Three of the biggest corporations involved are China’s Sinohydro Corporation, the China Power … Continue reading

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Campaign battles Mae Wong project

View Larger Map According to a plan approved by the Cabinet on April 10, the Mae Wong Dam will be constructed within the environs of the Mae Wong National Parl, which covers parts of Kamphaeng Phet and Nakhon Sawan provinces. … Continue reading

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Five land grabs, in three countries, by three Thai companies

GRAIN releases data set with over 400 global land grabs RTL World Trade 50,000 hectares Lao Khon Kaen Sugar (KSL) 30,000 hectares Lao & Cambodia Mitr Phol Group 16,000 hectares Lao & Australia

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Socialize costs, privatize profits…

Who is Burning Paradise? For more than a month, we residents in northern Thailand, a region better known for its cool and green environment, have been suffering from the insane actions of some very uneducated and selfish people. – Jaffee … Continue reading

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