Environmentalists believe huge hydropower dams, many built by China, are to blame. Bloomberg speaks with Thai activist and educator Niwat Roykaew who has made it his mission to protect the river.
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Cambodia ‘to achieve 20 percent of energy supplies from solar’
By 2023, seven additional solar power plants with a total capacity of 495 mW are expected to be put into operation, representing 20 percent of the total energy supply.
PM to present net-zero goal at COP26
This is effectively a roadmap for how Thailand plans to go net zero within 44 years.
Lights off in Myanmar
The energy sector has been a site of international investment in Myanmar, but, with foreign investors jittery and blackouts escalating, it is also a site of resistance against the military coup.
Lao workers quit Chinese banana plantation in droves over restrictions and hazards
More than 500 workers have quit their jobs at a Chinese-run banana plantation in central Laos over onerous coronavirus restrictions, late pay, and exposure to hazardous chemicals.
Mekong Institute receives ASEAN Prize 2021
At the 38th and 39th ASEAN Summits, ASEAN announced the awarding of ASEAN Prize 2021 to Mekong Institute for its contributions in promoting ASEAN awareness and strengthening regional cooperation towards sustainable development.
Executives offer clean options to wood burning
The garment industry is Cambodia’s biggest employer but it is also responsible for 70 percent of the wood burned in the country.
Cambodia can secure reliable electricity without new coal
With the China–Cambodia free trade agreement ratified by the Cambodian National Assembly last month, and an updated investment law prioritising incentives for green energy, it looks like the future of Cambodia’s electricity system could be getting brighter – and greener.
Simulated Vietnam rice fields produce rice alternatives
By simulating the high salinity and high-temperature conditions of the rice fields in the Mekong River Delta in Vietnam at the Charles Sturt glasshouse in Wagga Wagga, the process used to grow these increasingly popular and highly nutritious foods lends itself to increased food security globally.
Vietnam rail debt to China comes due, but trains don’t run
Debt owed by Vietnam to China for construction of a rail line in the capital Hanoi is now due for repayment, but the project remains behind schedule and trains are still unable to run, government sources say.