Korean resident offers condolences to the people of Laos over an accident at a dam construction site in July that resulted in multiple fatalities.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Hun Sen to inaugurate final phase of ‘controversial’ dam
Inauguration plans are being set for the Lower Sesan II hydropower dam to occur the “middle of next month”, in a ceremony that will be presided over by Prime Minister Hun Sen.
More talk on Pak Bang Dam, but is anyone listening?
Thais urge Chinese project developer, Datang Corp, to conduct a transboundary study to resolve outstanding issues for the third dam planned for the Lower Mekong River.
200 years before Laos cleared of US bombs
In the world’s most heavily bombed country, 20 million UXO have been cleared in the 45 years since clandestine US war ended, leaving 80 million still to be dug out and defused.
Why is Asia so food insecure?
Only two countries from Asia Pacific—Singapore and Australia—feature in a global ranking of food security. How can the world’s most populous region improve food security?
Dam and blast: big hydro infrastructure needs a major rethink
Researchers call for big changes to hydropower and dam design to meet the challenges of climate change and social disruption.
Sharing fishing grounds with Irrawaddy Dolphins that they have given names
“During my childhood, there were periods when not even one died in three years. These days, there have been as many as three deaths a year and there might be others.”
Collapsed Lao dam ‘was built on a sinkhole’
Laos has kept the true scale of the disaster under wraps because it would jeopardize dozens of other dams envisaged under its plan to be the “Battery of Southeast Asia.”
Myanmar Plans Economic Zones on Chinese Border
The three SEZs are projects under the BRI with the objective of promoting economic integration between the southern border of China and Myanmar as well as infrastructure development.
Myanmar, Thailand to Jointly Upgrade Highway from Border to Dawei SEZ
The agreement calls for conducting a survey and design work in preparation for upgrading the two-lane highway. The route will connect the border crossing point at Htee Kee to the SEZ via Myittar.