Before his abduction, Sombath had challenged massive land deals negotiated by the government that had left thousands of rural Lao villagers homeless with little paid in compensation.
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Cambodians struggle to get compensation for Dara Sakor megaproject
“A decade ago, my family lost our land, the [Chinese] company tore down my house and banned us from using our farmland. Now I live near my land awaiting a resolution.”
A Myanmar economist’s view on the Belt and Road and Myanmar’s experience with China
“In other words, to have mutually beneficial results from BRI engagement, China and Myanmar must cooperate as equal partners with respect for each other.”
Thai Officials Warn of Extremely Low Water Reserves
Saksiri Yusuk, director of the irrigation office, said low reserved water were at the Ubon Ratana dam and the Chulabhorn dam. There was enough water for only consumption and ecosystem conservation.
Myanmar conservationists find newborn dolphins in Ayeyarwady
Ayeyarwady dolphin conservationists said the discovery of the two newborns brings to 24 the number of dolphins recorded between Mandalay and Kyauk Myaung.
Vietnam’s southernmost province steadily loses land to erosion
The Mekong Delta province has 46 riverine and six coastal areas that are “severe” erosion hotspots, its agriculture department warned recently.
Cambodia looks to hydropower, but…
A number of Chinese companies have received approval from the Cambodian government to build hydropower dams across the Mekong.
‘Black gold’ – villages abandon farming to embrace lucrative trade in human hair
In the past two decades, as the effects of climate change make farming more difficult, locals have turned to another, perhaps unexpected natural resource for their livelihoods: human hair.