The expansion is challenging Vietnam’s longstanding robusta dominance, while squeezing smaller players, increasingly leaving output concentrated in fewer regions and more vulnerable to price spikes if extreme weather occurs.
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Planned new hydroelectric dams threaten mighty rivers worldwide
A case in point is the Mekong river in Southeast Asia, which has turned into a shadow of its former mighty self as a result of numerous hydroelectric dams constructed in recent years throughout much of its length from China to Cambodia. No country along its course has been left unaffected.
Exhibition celebrates Thailand’s diversity
“Leaving No One Behind: Indigenous Peoples And The Call For A New Social Contract” is the theme of “You Me We Us”, an online exhibition that explores diversity through stories of various ethnic groups within the Kingdom.
Gov’t says NGO campaign illegal
The campaign by a group of Non-governmental Organisations (NGOs) demanding the release of environmental and human rights activists is illegal and more of a political agenda than a defense of freedoms, says the Ministry of Justice.
Major M’kiri tourism plan given the nod
Investment will target the natural eco-tourism areas and corridors of the five wildlife sanctuaries; the Bou Sra-Dak Dam Cultural and Ecotourism Corridor; the provincial capital Sen Monorom town; and the area in O’Raing district connected with the development of a widely-anticipated regional-level airport.
Thailand flexes financial muscle to grapple with climate crisis
“Social responsibility and sustainable profit” can go hand in hand according to the chief of Thailand’s government pension fund. The UN, and some of the biggest players in the Thai economy, are working together to support efforts by the country’s finance and banking institutions to speed up the South East Asian country’s transition to a net zero carbon economy.
USAID-funded Keo Seima conservation project completed
According to WCS, during the event, key project achievements were presented focusing on collaborative conservation efforts to improve biodiversity conservation and ecosystem health, sustainable and equitable economic opportunities, community livelihoods, and natural capital reinvestment, and to strengthen inclusive landscape governance in KSWS in the Eastern Plains, Cambodia.
Thailand’s State Enterprises invest over 100 billion bahtin energy infrastructure projects
The projects include the new liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal in Rayong province, the fifth natural gas pipeline project, and a nationwide electricity transmission expansion project.
Philippines and Vietnam coal-fired plants to retire in ADB-led plan
Bank partners with Prudential and HSBC for pilot project. The proposals will include a shortlist of existing coal-fired power plants across Asia to buy and retire well before the end of their life cycles and replace them with clean energy.