This is the second time that Foreign Minister Don has made a similar promise. Communities want credible proof about the enforcement of this announcement.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
China drops plan to blast Mekong islets
China has agreed to drop a plan to clear rocky outcrops and islets in the upper reaches of the Mekong River in the face of deep concern expressed by downstream countries
Zero waste: one Thai community gets rid of it all without burning.
Ban Paen Pong Chai, which covers 10 villages in Lampang’s Chae Hom district, has emerged as a shining example for others to follow.
Ayeyarwady: nation’s most important single natural resource needs dedicated management authority
It’s time that the nation’s most important single natural resource benefitted from a dedicated management authority.
Land Seizures, Protests, and Arrests in Myanmar
Despite arrests, detention, and torture, land rights activists in Myanmar are refusing to be silenced.
Advancing Myanmar’s gender equality
Eduction is critical to overcoming conventions, beliefs, values, attitudes, and prejudices based on traditions and historical experience woven throughout Myanmar society.
Vietnam’s Energy Dilemma Is About To Become A Crisis
The rapid increase in energy demand and consumption of around 10 percent per year is having negative impacts on the environment.