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Floating guard post to protect Irawaddy dolphins in Mekong
WWF says the station be staffed around the clock, and guards will patrol a 25km area of the river to protect dolphins from fishing nets, shock devices and other threats.
Two power plants planned for sale of electricity to Cambodia
Construction of two coal-fired power plants will begin at the end of this year in Xekong province in the southeast of Laos. The first power plant will be built by Phonesack Group Company Limited in Kaleum district, with installed capacity of 1,800MW.
Panel told tap water ‘too salty’ to be safe
Bangkok residents with heart disease, kidney disease, hypertension, or diabetes should avoid drinking the water, as should the elderly, small children and small pets.
Crushing burden: small-scale sugar cane farmers bear the costs of Thailand’s bioeconomy drive
At present, around 300 000 small– to medium-scale sugar cane farmers in Thailand cultivate 100 million tonnes of sugar cane annually, providing 5.5% of the world’s sugar supply.
Tonle Sap fishermen claim a decline in fishing yield due to environmental factors
It has been recorded that the Tonle Sap is facing an increasing risk of environmental degradation, loss of habitat and unsustainable use of natural resources in recent times.
Mekong Delta faces chronic development blocks: experts
Around 1.3 million people migrated out of the Mekong Delta between 2009 and 2019, making the region rank top in the country in the number of migrants and bottom in the number of immigrants.
Land Bridge in place of Kra Canal: Game changer for Thailand’s future engagement with region and China?
The race between two competing ideas for mega infrastructure projects in Southern Thailand has entered the final stretch. The old Khlong Thai or “Thai Canal” scheme has been overtaken by the new “Land Bridge”, which enjoys crucial support from Transport Minister Saksiam Chidchob.
Cambodian Civil Society Calls For End to Harassment, Arrests of Mother Nature Youth Activists
They say the environmental watchdog should be allowed to conduct its work without the threat of prison.
Trash trap gets to work removing plastic waste from Vietnam’s Red River
They may not look quite as swanky as the Interceptors from the Ocean Cleanup, but the idea is similar. The first in a series of trash traps installed along Vietnam’s Song Hong, the country’s second-longest river, is designed to remove floating debris from the water as it flows towards the Gulf of Tonkin.