Prime Minister Hun Sen urged the Group of Seven (G7) nations – US, UK, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan – to provide increased development assistance to Cambodia instead of criticising the country for its close relationship with China.
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Thailand’s PTT makes Its electric vehicle play
PTT is a multi-billion-dollar behemoth entirely structured around the exploration, processing, and trading of fossil fuels. So why is it leaning hard into the EV sector?
A renewable energy company in Thailand has electric vehicle dreams
Thailand wants to have 1 million electric vehicles on its roads by 2025 and is hoping that it will grow to 15 million a decade later.
Energy Absolute diversified into the commercial EV business in 2019. The biodiesel producer and renewable energy provider’s plan is to install 1,000 charging stations nationwide in the next few years.
ASEAN invites minister from Myanmar’s shadow civilian govt to climate conference
The move is a significant sign that the 10-member grouping is starting to officially engage with the National Unity Government (NUG), which was formed as the country’s rightful government by elected lawmakers from Myanmar’s ousted National League for Democracy and its ethnic allies after February’s military coup.
Vietnam needs US$10 billion for urban wastewater treatment
While in Ho Chi Minh City, Deputy Director of HCMC Urban Drainage Company Ly Tho Dac said that the Plan 1547 and the Plan 752 on urban drainage were no longer appropriate, because of the increased rainfall and high tides which are often higher than predicted.
Chinese-owned banana plantations fueling exploitation in Myanmar
Workers have reported that while they used to drink the water from the streams and wash with it, they cannot do so anymore for fear of their health, as the contaminated water is pumped back to those sources.
NGO’s want all Mekong countries to follow Cambodia’s lead on dams
“Cambodia’s commitment is not enough because the Mekong crosses many countries in Asia – Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and China. So, Mekong sub-region members should jointly make the commitment for all to benefit,” said Mak Bunthoeurn, Water Governance Network coordinator of NGO Forum on Cambodia.
Ministry of Environment to strengthen marine environment and biodiversity protection
he purpose of the project is to support ASEAN member nations to improve the implementation of marine waste reduction to reduce negative impact on marine environment and coral life. The geographical focus of the pilot project are the major sources of marine debris in the Mekong area such as Vietnam and Cambodia, as well as the Philippines and Indonesia.
Laos to see mineral earnings of USD 463 million in fourth quarter
“Mining operations now excavate gold, copper, zinc, potassium, limestone, and lead. Mineral and mining projects in Laos cover a land area of over seven million hectares throughout the country or over 30 percent of the total land area.”