Despite the Mekong subregion’s huge potential, ASEAN has given relatively less attention to the issues concerning this subregion.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Hanoi chokes as air pollution increases
Air pollution in Hanoi in recent days has been so severe that health experts have warned people to stay indoors.
Suu Kyi urges global investors to put their money into Myanmar
Until now, investors have complained the government has focused largely on ending the country’s myriad armed conflicts, neglecting economic reforms and their needs. Suu Kyi did not mention in her speech the Rohingya crisis.
Industry wants mine permits to be renewed under new gemstone policy
Law may do little to reform the notoriously corrupt, conflict-tainted, multi-billion dollar jade sector while allowing companies involved in illegal activities and human rights and environmental harm to access the valuable mineral.
Government, UN, NGOs meet to discuss Climate Change
To reduce the risk that Cambodia is facing, especially with children and vulnerable groups, the government should offer a higher budget to communes and Sangkats, so they can invest that money in an area to help them manage and adapt to climate change.
Foreign ministry to meet with international NGOs
Political analyst Lao Mong Hay yesterday said that the meeting between the government and representatives of NGOs “can be a controlled mechanism”.
UK-Thailand research yields rice progress
The researchers are helping to make rice production more resilient to the growing risks of climate change, ensuring it will continue to play its vital role as a staple food in both Thailand and the region.
Joint forces confiscate illegally logged timber
A civil society officer told The Post on Sunday that provincial authorities are usually only able to confiscate timber, with offenders rarely arrested. Some villagers said the raid was only carried out for show.