Mekong River levels in Thailand have fallen to just 1.50 metres, exposing sand dunes in Muang district, making navigation difficult for cargo vessels and fishing boats, and affecting fish migration.
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Laos’ special economic zone bordering China to lure 10 bln USD investment
The zone coves over 700 hectares, and a full range of utilities are being installed along with a six-lane highway and other infrastructure.
How Laos lost its tigers
Scientists believe it’s most likely that the last tigers and leopards of Laos succumbed to snares, which are proliferating in astounding numbers across Southeast Asian protected areas.
China is weaponizing water and worsening droughts in Asia
Every since China erected a cascade of giant dams on the Mekong, droughts have become more frequent and intense in the downriver countries. Beijing denies that its upriver dams are to blame.
Seoul can help to regulate Mekong’s flow
Asean nations urged to embrace South Korean river management know-how.
Myanmar officially discloses results of energy tender
1070 MW emergency project(s) are expected to be highly expensive, but with election next year, voters will be extremely unhappy if they find themselves paying even more for electricity and blackouts are worse.
Plastic Kingdom: On Cambodia’s Recycling Trail
Most of the work being put into recycling in the country is still done in a bottom-up way, dealt by hand, every day, by thousands of tireless edjais–informal waste pickers.