It would be political suicide of any individual or group in Myanmar to come out in support of Myitsone and other mega hydro projects.
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EU funds effort to disrupt wildlife supply chain in Greater Mekong region
The joint effort the World Conservation Society (WCS) and Pan Nature started in January 2019 and will last until December 2022
Mekong river countries urged to reconsider hydropower dams
Activists representing Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam yesterday urged their respective governments to consider the lives of people living around the Mekong River when building infrastructure projects.
Dams drying up, drought may drag into 2020
With water levels still critical at several dams around Thailand, officials speculate that drought impacts could persist into 2020, possibly having a catastrophic effect on next year’s growing season.
Thailand’s pangolin pipeline
Thailand’s proximity to China and Vietnam, the world’s two primary markets for pangolins, combined with its well-developed transportation infrastructure, have attracted criminal syndicates specializing in illegal wildlife trade to take root here.
Dams threaten way of life in Mekong countries
The operation of dams along the Mekong River is exacerbating conditions in a particularly dry year and choking off a lifeline for Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam.
Myanmar’s lifeblood in peril
The Ayeyarwady River, dubbed the lifeblood of Myanmar and home to a threatened species of dolphin, is being suffocated by tonnes of plastic. It has been ranked the ninth most polluted river in the world.
Receding rivers leave villagers unfazed
There have been many reports about the alarmingly low level of the Mekong this rainy season, both in Laos and in neighbouring countries, but other rivers are also shrinking.
HCM City takes steps to reduce pollution in canal networks
Businesses headquartered in the two districts which discharge more than 1,000 cu.m of waste water were told to install automatic monitoring stations which send data to the department.