Now, following Wednesday’s deadly attack on a group of security personnel who were standing guard at the pipelines’ off-take station in Mandalay, China’s concerns will only have intensified.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Thai plans for 8 GWh lithium battery gigafab
Evlomo said the fab would produce batteries for two and four-wheeled vehicles, including buses and “heavy vehicles”, and would also manufacture, unspecified “energy storage solutions.”
Energy projects suffer as developers struggle to get tax refunds
Tran Viet Ngai, chairman of the Vietnam Energy Association, said there were conflicting regulations regarding this issue that have made developers struggle to mobilize funds for their projects.
Transport minister wants mega land bridge project sped up
On environmental impacts and public approval, the project’s infrastructure construction will focus on minimising the project’s impact on the environment and communities, while encouraging public participation said the transport minister.
Cambodia: “Outrageous” conviction of five environmental activists must be overturned
“This outrageous conviction is a blatant attempt to silence these young human rights defenders in retaliation for their peaceful work to protect Cambodia’s natural resources. This clearly violates the activists’ right to freedom of expression and constitutes an attack on all human rights defenders in Cambodia.”
Faced with climate challenges, Vietnamese rice farmers switch to shrimp
There are particular concerns about the use of antibiotics to treat disease in shrimp stocks. Antibiotics can seep into effluent, which is usually dumped, untreated or inadequately treated, back into the surrounding waterways, raising the risk of chemical pollution in the immediate environment and detrimental knock-on effects down the food chain.
Calls Grow to Cut Myanmar Junta’s External Financial Lifelines
“The largest inflows of foreign currency to the military are from the oil and gas and mining sectors. We need to totally shut off the flow of foreign currency that is keeping the junta alive,” a local economist who asked not to be named told The Irrawaddy.
Vietnam jails mother and son for spreading news of deadly land dispute
A mother and son were sentenced to eight years in prison by a Vietnamese court Wednesday (May 5) for spreading news online about a land dispute that left four people dead, their lawyer said.
Protecting Biodiversity: Hydropower plant in southwest China sees success in breeding native fish species
There are six native species living in the Lancang River. Of the six, four of the species have been successfully propagated. Two are still work in progress.
Myanmar coup threatens Chinese power projects
Projects taken up by Chinese state-backed liquefied natural gas and solar energy companies would have been difficult to implement even before the Feb. 1 military takeover, insiders say. Now the coup has further complicated matters.