In a post-election congratulatory letter to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Xi Jinping reiterates his ambitions to work with Myanmar on the BRI
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Regional Agenda Set for 27th Mekong River Commission Meeting
To focus on a new 10-year strategic plan (2021-2030) and a five-year strategic plan (2021-2025) for the development of the river.
Activist Monks Flee Cambodia Amid Threat of Arrest
The had taken part in several social justice activities, including patrolling Prey Lang forest to prevent illegal logging.
Severe storms show how dams, displacement magnify climate impacts in Laos
Dam construction and the ensuing displacement are playing a role in exacerbating the impacts of climate change and their inequities.
E-waste hazard management
Mountains of e-waste piled up in Thai factories contain hundreds of toxic substances, which seep into the environment, contaminating land, air, and water.
Vietnam Revises Environmental Protection Law But Enforcement a Concern
New law to give communities a bigger role in conservation and impose responsibilities on corporations, but monitoring mechanisms questionable.
Volume of illegal timber seized in Sagaing unchanged
The government said it seized more than 9378 tonnes of illegal timber during the period, just slightly under the 9791 tonnes seized in fiscal 2018-19.