In the jungles of southeast Myanmar, the army was shooting and otherwise oppressing civilians long before last month’s military coup.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Lower Mekong nations seek more US support for tracking water data
“We will continue to work with the U.S. and hope to have additional earmarked funding from Washington to implement our new strategy, especially in satellite technology use, and data and information visualization,” Dr An Pich Hatda, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Mekong River Commission (MRC) Secretariat, said Friday.
US statement at Mekong-U.S. Partnership Track 1.5 Policy Dialogue Opening Plenary
Our focus is on helping our Mekong partners strengthen good governance, economic independence, and sustainable development by promoting a transparent, rules-based approach to transboundary challenges.
Vietnam’s coast and economy need less, not more, tourists
Ill-conceived tourism policies are eroding away Vietnam’s robust socio-economic relationship with the sea, and compromising holistic commercial opportunities that could benefit the country’s development for generations to come.
Myanmar’s environmental record was weak but improving. Then came the coup
Despite their frustration with slow progress under the NLD, experts say they fear the situation will be far worse under a military dictatorship.
Chinese Companies Set Sights on Laos for Durian Production
Chinese companies are seeking to lease 3,200–4,800 hectares of land around Vientiane, the country’s capital, to establish durian plantations, with the ultimate goal of exporting the fruit back to China
Thailand says 330 million baht seized in wildlife trafficking string
The March 12 operation targeted Boonchai Bach, a Vietnamese and Thai citizen who was arrested in 2018 but later got his conviction for trafficking in rhino horns and other contraband reversed.
Vietnam needs to make its fishing practices more sustainable
Vietnam was issued a yellow card in October 2017 by the European Commission (EC) because of rampant illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities by Vietnamese fishermen and fishing vessels.
Vietnam needs coal-fired plants for 15 years at least
Despite the associated environmental problems, Vietnam cannot do without power plants for another 15 years at least and there is no current alternative that can help Vietnam ensure energy security and maintain stable prices.
Preah Vihear villagers seek solution to ‘encroachment’
Around 230 families from three villages in Romtom commune of Preah Vihear province’s Rovieng district said they are worried about the continued encroachment on their farmland by three companies which have licences for gold mining and agricultural in the area.