In Thailand, however, communities are being evicted from national parks under a law aimed at conserving forests.
Category: China
China and Myanmar may soon be connected via bullet train
Chinese Consul General in Kolkata Ma Zhanwu said China supports bullet train service between Kunming and Kolkata, traversing through Myanmar and Bangladesh.
China can’t always get what it wants in Thailand
Long before Belt & Road projects were seen as sovereignty-eroding debt traps, Bangkok’s military rulers were tactfully resisting the terms and reach of Beijing’s advances.
Chinese Money Is Driving One of Asia’s Fastest Property Booms
Phnom Penh, once known for its French colonial villas and modernist “New Khmer Architecture,” is becoming unrecognizable.
Rights issues from transborder investments in focus at forum
From Malaysia, Myanmar and Laos, to Indonesia, the impacts from transborder investments were discussed at the forum organised by Thailand’s National Human Rights Commission and Forest People Programme. It ends tomorrow.
Illegal trafficking of baby elephants to China and Dubai for tourism must be stopped
Secretive agents in Laos are sending dozens of animals each year across the country’s land border with China and fly others to the Middle East.
Myanmar to trim Chinese loans to avoid debt trap
China’s BRI has run into a hurdle in Myanmar, with Naypyidaw reducing the scope of Beijing’s loans for the Kyaukpyu Port, fearing a debt trap.
Thailand rolls out red carpet for 500 Chinese companies
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