The project supports Laos’ research and development of traditional medicines, the first step towards commercial production for domestic and export sales.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Human rights advice for Thais who invest abroad
The UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights has provided three recommendations to prevent human rights violations stemming from Thai investment overseas.
Decree defines criteria for upgrading large villages to small towns
To be certified as a small town, a village in a mountainous rural area must have at least 1,000 inhabitants.
Mekong Delta preserves water-related cultural values
The issue become more urgent under the impacts of the fourth industrial revolution and international integration as well as the global climate change
KIO releases a warning against land-grabbing
The Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) released a statement recently asking the authorities not to allow others to grab war victims’ land by force in the resource rich state.
A wave of young female activists from Cambodia aim to shake up the patriarchy. Here’s how
Cambodian women regularly spearhead land rights demonstrations, and in recent years some have even parlayed their newfound activism into entering the political sphere.
Ministry to investigate Prey Lang land grabs
Community network has asked the government to investigate homes in a protected area by a group of families claiming they were granted a social land concession.
Transport sector speeds up for fourth industrial revolution
The industry has set up high speed road systems and applied information technology and Internet connections in providing transport services
EIA consultants cite firms refusing to admit negative impacts as top challenge
The EIA consultants were polled on their biggest challenges in submitting reports that met the required standard.
‘One Belt, One Road’ initiative underway, but experts warn of difficulties ahead
CHINA’S’s railway link with Asean has started to materialise but Chinese government’s financial support for the “One Belt, One Road” project could dry up in the future.