From the point of view of energy security, health, cost and minimising climate and other environmental risks, renewable energy is already a more attractive option than largescale coal delivering transboundary power.
Category: Cambodia
Asia’s new gold: Sand mining threatens life on the Mekong
Sand is the stuff of which Asia’s growing megacities are made. In Cambodia, sand is being dredged from the Mekong River at an alarming rate, with disastrous results for local residents.
Officials colluding with timber traders, says NGO director
A forest activist found 59 logs on Sunday near farmland belonging to officicials in Tasal commune, in Kampong Speu province’s Oral district.
Sihanoukville has a smelly problem
The resort town of Sihanoukville is producing so much rubbish that it has to rope in the World Bank to help solve the smelly situation.
Minister calls for probe into illegal Prey Lang logging
Ministry of Environment received reports by the EU in Cambodia and USAID Cambodia, which said Think BioTech was logging valuable trees in Prey Lang Forest near land concession areas of the company.
Book on China’s BRI, its implications for Cambodia’s development
Four months after its launch, the Chinese-backed Maritime Silk Road Research Center releases a 190-page book, “The Belt and Road Initiative and Its Implications for Cambodia’s Development.”
What if we were to decree an “organic” state of emergency?
Let’s dare dream. Dream of a country that would be known for its invaluable architectural and cultural heritage as well as its wholly-organic agricultural production.
Law enforcement ineffective in K Speu land grab case, says NGO
Authorities have failed to implemented a warrant for perpetrators who had taken possession of land within a wildlife sanctuary to plant mango, jackfruit and coconut trees.