{
  "id": 523963,
  "title": "Thailand-Myanmar Water Pact Sparks Outrage Over Hidden Pollution Risks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/thailand-myanmar-water-pact-sparks-outrage-over-hidden-pollution-risks",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-11T02:26:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Chiang Rai Times",
    "slug": "chiang-rai-times",
    "url": "https://www.chiangraitimes.com/environment/thailand-myanmar-water-pact-sparks-outrage/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "CHIANG RAI – Thailand and Myanmar recently signed a new agreement to manage shared river water quality. However, environmental experts say the deal leaves Thailand at a massive disadvantage. The Terms of Reference (TOR) agreement was finalized during a recent visit by Myanmar’s leadership to Thailand. Local scholars warn that the pact ignores severe pollution […] The post Thailand-Myanmar Water…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}