Cambodia’s dwindling fish stocks have put the spotlight once again on the stressed waterways of the Mekong river. Fish stocks are at low levels and experts blame factors such as Chinese hydropower for projects upstream for the dramatic drop at the lowest level.
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Mekong River hits its critical low causing severe drought during dry season
Meanwhile, irrigation officials have to stop releasing water from Nong Han Lake in Sakon Nakhon province to keep enough water to irrigate about 60,000 rai of farmland during the dry season. Farmers have also been told to grow crops outside irrigated zones and look for new sources of water to cope with the drought. (NNT)
We Finally Know The True Age of The Huge, Mysterious Objects in Laos’ Plain of Jars
Evidence discovered of varied mortuary practices at some of the sites – including primary burial of human skeletons, and also bundled or jarred collections of bones – was also dated by radiocarbon dating, suggesting activity between 9-13th century CE.
Chiang Mai snags ‘most polluted’ label
The grim news from the IQ AirVisual air monitoring website came as authorities revealed that the situation had caused 30,000 people to go to hospital because of respiratory illnesses over the last three months.
Big cats dwindling from Cambodia’s forests
Big cats like Indochinese leopards and tigers are no longer found in the Cardamom Mountains, making the clouded leopard now the biggest wildcat around.
Cambodia in the middle of road-construction frenzy
Many of these projects are being built with financial assistance from China. The completion of the above projects will help boost Cambodia’s economy, which in turn, will lead to strong demand for apartments, condos and other types of properties among locals and foreigners.
Civic groups issue demands on forest land dispute
They want Natural Resources and Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa to stop making himself a party to the conflict between ethnic Karen villagers and state authorities over land the villagers are occupying in the park.
Dry-season rice crop exceeds target by more than 200,000ha
Although Cambodia and other countries in the Mekong River Basin had encountered challenging problems such as the high levels of the Mekong River during the rainy season last year, it has led to some provinces growing a lot more rice crops.
Myanmar Protesters Say an Attack on China’s Pipelines Would Be ‘Internal Affair’
Beijing is expecting Myanmar to impose better security measures for the pipelines project, saying it is a crucial part of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Myanmar, according to the leaked document. Any damage to the oil and gas pipeline would cause huge losses for both countries and also undermine confidence in foreign investment, Bai warned.