Speaking at a conference themed, ‘For a Decade of More Sustainable Development’, with about 1,000 leaders of the Government, representatives of international organisations, experts, researchers and businesses.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Worker shortage casts doubt on rail projects
Thailand’s wants to build a host of rail mega project, but is facing a skilled-labour shortfall of about 100,000 workers.
Kingdom okays 2,400MW power purchase from Laos
Cambodia will buy exclusive power from two coal-fired power plants in Laos.
Conference promotes engagement in hydropower planning in Mekong basin
Dam construction has worsened drought and saline intrusion in the Mekong Delta for years, leaving critical damage to local production and people’s health.
NASA pioneers malaria-predicting tech in Myanmar
But the country still has a higher prevalence than its neighbors in the Mekong region as several drug-resistant strains are taking hold across Southeast Asia.