Young activists prepare to float a ‘No Dam’ raft along the Salween River.(Photo by Pakpoom Pongbhai)

Thai and Karen youth unite in battle against dams and dictators

More than 60 students from Thailand and Myanmar recently gathered at a riverside spot last week in Mae Hong Son’s Mae Sariang district, where the bullets only recently stopped flying, to protest…

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New-generation members of Ban Mae Ngao explain why locals need to protest against the plan to construct the Yuam Water Diversion Tunnel. (Photo by Pakpoom Pongbhai)

New generation takes up cudgels against dam construction on Salween River

“When the Salween runs dry and we can cross it, that would be the end of the world,” is a saying widely believed by generations of locals who live on…

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Thai government allows food to be sent to IDPs in Myanmar

Thai authorities are allowing local civic groups to send basic food and supplies to displaced Karen villagers fleeing Myanmar army attacks along the border with Thailand. Five boats filled with…

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