Special Rapporteur to refer the reclusive authoritarian nation to the UN Human Rights Council for a host of abuses and failings.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Thailand: Drought dries up hope
The Northeast of the country is currently the area most affected, but many other districts are going through similar water struggles.
Myitsone Dam protests will impact Myanmar economic development: expert
“Some organizations are incited by certain Western forces which are trying to damage China-Myanmar relations… not really concern for the environment.”
Outlook grim for victims of Laos dam collapse
A U.N. expert on human rights says hundreds of people displaced Lao dam collapse last year are facing bleak prospects for recovery.
Answers demanded on Mekong rapids
Agreements from last week’s 17th meeting of the Joint Committee on Coordination of Commercial Navigation on the Lancang-Mekong shows the project has not been shelved.