For a long time, the narrative around Cambodia was around textile sweatshops and tourism…but that’s something the younger generation are changing.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Report highlights Kingdom’s land woes
Land disputes remain a chronic issue that has affected more than 20,000 families across the country, with some cases allegedly involving authorities who collude with traders or private firms to grab people’s land, a report released by the NGO Coalition of Cambodian Farmer Community (CCFC) says.
China to deepen EEC focus
To invest in Thailand’s Eastern Economic Corridor project and the country’s agricultural technology as part of its effort to support the Thailand 4.0 policy while furthering its own One Belt, One Road initiative.
Lao Governor Walks Back Projected Costs For Housing in Flood-Hit Attapeu
The governor of a province in Laos hit by flooding from a dam breach earlier this year has issued conflicting estimates of the projected cost to house displaced persons, giving figures deemed unnecessarily high by another official source and contradicting statements he himself had made earlier in an interview.
How Can Asia Unleash the Potential of Youth?
Asian countries like Cambodia need young people’s help to create a sustainable future.
UNDP new plan for sustainable development in Myanmar
The new country programme will be instrumental in shaping Myanmar’s future, including the general election in 2020.
ASEAN: Shaping the Future of Regional Development in Southeast Asia
There are more than a dozen major regional development schemes in the Lower Mekong subregion alone.
Hydroelectric Power in Laos: Economic Security in Energy-Hungry South-East Asia
Studies have found that every country in the Greater Mekong region theoretically has access to energy sources that are 100 per cent renewable.
Mekong Delta likely to face drought, salinity in winter-spring crop
Coastal areas should cultivate extra short-term varieties with strong resilience amidst severe drought, while choosing right cultivation time to avoid salinity.