Myanmar must build businesses in the cultivation of new plant species and seed production says Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Master plan to protect sea
A master plan on the use of Vietnam’s sea is being built by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, a necessary move according to experts.
Deforestation in Cambodia linked to ill health in children
Study finds loss of dense forest cover in Cambodia is associated with an increased risk of diarrhea, acute respiratory infection and fever in children younger than five years.
Salween River Youth Ask: Must We Bear the Burden for Development?
Thailand’s National Human Rights Commission is holding a seminar on Thai outbound investment that will discuss the Hatgyi Dam.
Huge Japanese delegation to focus EEC investment
Thailand plans to invest about Bt700 billion to construct and develop the Eastern Economic Corridor over the next five years.
Cambodia’s backbone is still the agriculture sector
Sok Chan Jayant Menon, lead economist for regional trade and cooperation at the Asian Development Bank in Manila, recently spoke to Khmer Times’ Sok Chan, and outlined how Cambodia could stay competitive by increasing its productivity. KT: Cambodia’s main exports are garments, footwear and agricultural products destined for markets in the European Union and the […]
Vietnam floating market struggles to stay above water
Once reportedly two kilometres long, the Cai Rang market is a shadow of its former self, 300 boats on the water now, down from 550 in 2005
Opponents of Thepa coal-fired plant protest
Hundreds of opponents of the Thepa coal-fired power plant marched in Songkhla’s Thepa district against the expedited construction of the project.
UN ESCAP report: gender equality pivotal to sustainable development
First report to comprehensively map out the intersections between gender and environment at the levels in the Asia-Pacific.
WWF-Myanmar sounds alarm about illegal wildlife trade
Trafficking of wild animals continues to haunt Myanmar despite attempts to curb the crimes Experts warn the trend could damage animal populations if it goes unchecked.