Category: Analysis
World’s largest ivory seizure in Da Nang
Investigations document how weak law enforcement, corruption and a marked lack of political will in Vietnam render it an attractive centre for wildlife criminals.
Land Lost, Families Uprooted as Myanmar Pushes Industrial Zones
Six years on, families who moved say their incomes are lower than before, and they have only limited access to services.
Public criticism pressures Vietnam to back down on new SEZs
Co-founder of the Mekong Environment Forum, notes that the majority of these projects are riddled with poor performance and mismanagement, accompanied by severe environmental degradation and land waste.
Little Laos struggles to swallow Chinese debt
Railway linking Kunming with Vientiane expected to bring influx of Chinese to tiny landlocked country
Assessing Climate Change Impacts on River Flows in the Tonle Sap Lake Basin, Cambodia
Mean annual projected flow reductions into the basin range from 9 to 29%, 10 to 35% and 7 to 41% for the 2030s, 2060s and 2090s projections, respectively.
Explainer: Why sand is so highly valued and the controversy surrounding cross-border trade
It is claimed that Singapore’s need for sand has destroyed the livelihood of a community on an island off Cambodia’s coast.
Deprived of citizenship, the Vietnamese of Cambodia’s Tonlé Sap lake live on the edge
Her family arrived three generations ago… “They tell us to go back to Vietnam. They say we fish everything and leave nothing for them. They tell us to go home. They don’t want us here.”
Thai villagers continue to fight Chinese plans for potash mine
Resentment among community groups in northern Thailand reflects growing concern about Chinese investment across Southeast Asia, observers say.