The shipment, containing 1.7 tons of pangolin scales and 730 kilogrammes of ivory, was booked in shipping manifest as “high end lumber”, and uncovered in Hai Phong, north Vietnam.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Thailand kicks off 2020 with plastic bag ban
Thailand began the year with a ban on single-use plastic bags at major stores, continuing a campaign launched by the government and retailers towards a complete ban in 2021 to reduce waste and debris in the sea.
Large-scale logging halted in Kampong Speu, Pursat provinces
Police from Kampong Speu and Pursat provinces and officials from environmental non-profit Wildlife Alliance cracked down on illegal logging and wildlife poaching activities in the Phnom Oral Wildlife Sanctuary and the National Park in the Cardamom Mountains.
Still No Progress on Seventh Anniversary of Sombath Somphone’s Disappearance
Before his abduction, Sombath had challenged massive land deals negotiated by the government that had left thousands of rural Lao villagers homeless with little paid in compensation.
Cambodians struggle to get compensation for Dara Sakor megaproject
“A decade ago, my family lost our land, the [Chinese] company tore down my house and banned us from using our farmland. Now I live near my land awaiting a resolution.”
A Myanmar economist’s view on the Belt and Road and Myanmar’s experience with China
“In other words, to have mutually beneficial results from BRI engagement, China and Myanmar must cooperate as equal partners with respect for each other.”
Thai Officials Warn of Extremely Low Water Reserves
Saksiri Yusuk, director of the irrigation office, said low reserved water were at the Ubon Ratana dam and the Chulabhorn dam. There was enough water for only consumption and ecosystem conservation.
Myanmar conservationists find newborn dolphins in Ayeyarwady
Ayeyarwady dolphin conservationists said the discovery of the two newborns brings to 24 the number of dolphins recorded between Mandalay and Kyauk Myaung.