Close to Angkor Wat in Cambodia sits Footprint Cafes, set up with support from the University of Cambridge, that places at its heart ‘people, planet, profits’.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
BRI Rail deals must have accountability
It is Thailand, however, whose interests are unclear due to a lack of representative government.
Laos, China sign more deals
Sets clearer directions and action plans for the two countries to follow in building a Laos-China community with a shared future.
Vietnam and the Mekong’s Synthetic Drug Epidemic
Mainland Southeast Asia remains a hotspot for illegal drug manufacturing, and Vietnam is emerging as a transit hub.
From Boracay to Maya Bay, how to fix overtourism: travellers’ tips and advice for authorities
“Tourism today is addicted to growth,” says Freya Higgins-Desbiolles, a senior researcher in tourism management at the University of South Australia. “They’ve got to kick the growth fetish.”
Prayut tentatively embraces China’s Belt and Road strategy for Thailand
The grand scheme is the EEC as a hub of industry, from which the Chinese can export through the Kra Canal without going through the Malacca Strait.
Wealthy Countries’ Trash Overwhelms Southeast Asia
Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam are among the countries where mountains of plastic waste are piling up.
Since economic and political reforms began in Myanmar in 2011, one of the most controversial projects in the country has been the Letpadaung Copper Mine
Anger remains for Letpadaung villagers