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Unlicensed Myanmar Mines Blamed for Arsenic in Thailand's Kok River

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By James Lin/Issy Wells

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Thailand says mines in Myanmar are leaching toxic water downstream into the Kok River which runs between the two countries. That's after alarmingly high levels of arsenic were discovered in the river. But as Myanmar remains embroiled in civil war and the mines in question are not under the control of the junta, finding a solution isn't simple...