Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Environment ministry looks into illegal posts in M’kiri sanctuary
Forest activists say large-scale encroachment on State land in Mondulkiri province has stopped, but small-scale encroachment still occurs.
Thai farmers brave bullets, prison for community land titles
“We worry about being attacked again, or being sued, but this is our land, and we are staying on to fight for it.”
KEPCO’s board endorses investment in Vietnam’s coal-fired power plant project
KEPCO will urchase of a 40 percent stake in the construction of a 1,200MW coal-fired power plant, in which Samsung C&T will participate.
East-South ‘Thai Bridge’ project gains momentum
US $30 billion plan to help transport cargo from southern China through Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam to Thailand and then on to the Andaman coast to bypass the Malacca Strait.
A Glimmer Of Hope For ASEAN’s Tigers
Thailand’s western forest complex is the biggest hope. ThisUNESCO World Heritage Site is home to about 100 to 120 wild tigers.