Laos’ finances are ‘inadequate’ to meet its foreign debt payments, and with Chinese loans and investment in all sectors of the economy, any future development will be more or less directed by Chinese interests.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Ten Ibis nests found in Ratanakkiri
While six of the nests have successfully fledged 12 young that number disappointed bird conservationists as it represented a decrease over the last five years, according to the organisation.
MP Warns Australian-backed Mining in Myanmar’s Far North May Spark Protest
A Kachin lawmaker voiced concerns in the Upper House of Parliament about an Australian-backed company’s plan to conduct a feasibility study for a large-scale mining exploration project
Lao Citizens Charged High Rates For Power Amid Virus Shutdown
“Laos has been called the ‘battery of ASEAN, and we have so many dams,’ but electricity is more expensive here than it is in the countries that we sell power to.”
Vietnam has potential for 160 GW of offshore wind energy
The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) and the Vietnamese Electricity and Vietnamese officials are working together on a roadmap for offshore wind power that has estimated potential for 160 GW.
Illegally cut teak seized in Mae Sot
They found an area where many teak trees had been cut down inside the park boundary.
Myanmar Government Rejects Motion to Shutter Polluting Chinese-Owned Coal Plant
Does the plant support society or simply the country’s economy? …little bit of energy in exchange for the health and environment of the local people, we should reconsider renewing permission for the plant.”
WWF expresses sorrow over loss of globally endangered wildlife
The two Banteng are believed to have been shot dead a few days inside Phnom Prich Wildlife Sanctuary, Mondulkiri province.