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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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