: A journey of flip-flops and trash heroes from Thailand’s far south
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Illegal trade with terrestrial vertebrates in Laos
Lao PDR should assume the responsibility to introduce conservation measures to keep control over the predicted population declines.
Indigenous Activists Clash With UN Over Proposed Park
Indigenous activists fear the conservation project also would deny people forced to flee their homes during decades of civil conflict.
Cambodia’s biggest lake is running dry.
Drought and dams have pushed Tonle Sap Lake into dangerous decline, along with the fish nurseries there that provide most of the nation’s protein.
‘We want our mountains back’: the fight over Myanmar’s marble hills
Chinese and military-linked companies have plunder the mountain , traditionally sculptors say.
Myanmar In Tight Grip Of China
But how much has Myanmar really learned about China, about its interests in Myanmar, its geopolitical game plan, its economic goals, etc.?
Lao Villagers Displaced by Dam Are Left Without Farms, Money For New Land
More than 80 families affected by dam construction in northern Laos have lost farmland and orchards.
Chinese firms outnumber rivals in Myanmar solar tender
More than half of the 155 bids came from Chinese companies. Thai and local firms made 22 and 21 bids respectively.
Moody’s downgrades Laos’s rating to Caa2, outlook negative
While borrowing requirements remain moderate at about 13% of GDP, the government has not developed a credible financing strategy to meet both near- and medium-term debt payments.