Tag: kok river

Chiang Rai Demands End to Upstream Mining

17 June 2025 15:27

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CHIANG RAI, June 5 (TNA) – 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 armed group, of causing severe rare earth and […]

Myanmar Mining Pollution Threatens Thai Rivers, Fish

17 May 2025 10:53

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CHIANG RAI, May 23 (TNA) – Fish in the Kok River are showing severe skin abnormalities, triggering an urgent investigation into widespread chemical and arsenic contamination. The pollution, linked to mining in Myanmar, has spread to the Sai and Mekong rivers, raising critical concerns for public health, local livelihoods, and cross-border environmental security. Thai authorities […]