But any decision to go ahead with the project will be seen in Myanmar as caving in to Chinese pressure—and hence, undermining Myanmar’s sovereignty.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Cambodians try out smartphones to track – and ease – climate woes
The pilot app aims to see whether cheaper mobile phone surveys and the more frequent data they provide can be an improvement for gathering data through on-the-ground surveys in farflung communities.
54 Jade Miners Feared Dead in Landslide in Myanmar’s Hpakant
The miners, who were employed by three separate mining companies, were buried along with their equipment when a lake of cast-off earth and water collapse.
Scientists make coral breakthrough
Marine scientists at Chulalongkorn University unveiled the world’s first coral reef breeding method that utilises the frozen sperm cells of the finger staghorn coral.
