The poaching and illegal trade of this species feeds a demand for luxury items such as jewellery and decorations, carved out of this hornbill’s casque, which is a solid helmet shaped structure at the top of the animal’s head.
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Villagers Worried About Premature Construction on Laos’ Luang Prabang Dam
“The scale of the construction is intensifying, and it goes on all day and all night. The workers are clearing, digging, and blasting rock and land. We can’t sleep and we have nowhere to complain,”
Laos Grants 25-Year Power Grid Concession to Chinese-Majority Firm
Laos’ reserves had dwindled to $864 million as of June last year, an amount insufficient to meet debt obligations totaling more than $1 billion annually until the end of 2024.
Tiền Giang expands crop-rotation cultivation, improves productivity
The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Tiền Giang plans to expand rotation cultivation models for rice and other crops in its eastern area in an aim to improve productivity and cope with natural disasters,
Unravelling the past, present and future of solar policy in Vietnam
EVN has observed the duck curve phenomenon between 10:00am and 2:00pm from excess solar electricity generation impacting the grid power system. By contrast, peak power demand in Vietnam from 5:30-6:30pm cannot be addressed by solar.
Cambodia to develop Kep coastline for tourists
According to Piseth, currently only 300m of Kep’s coastline is developed, which does not meet growing demand from tourists each year. The province’s coastline has a total length of nearly 27km.
Villagers can’t return to national park – PM
“No one will ever be allowed to return to live in Bang Kloi-Jai Paen Din village. For those villagers who do not have any farmland, they will be provided with some.”
Preparations for Luang Prabang hydropower plant nearly complete
The 1,460MW Mekong hydropower project is located about 25km from Luang Prabang city and will generate electricity mainly for sale to Thailand and Vietnam when commercial operation begins in 2027.
Urgent intervention efforts requested at Pea Raing Lake
A conservation official said that the Pea Raing Lake, which previously spanned 270 ha, had now been reduced by drought to a surface area of 30ha to 40ha and with a water depth below one metre in places.
Govt mulls southern bridge spots
The future transport route could become a new option for cargo shipments between the Indian and Pacific Oceans, and it will boost economic development in areas in southern Thailand, he said.