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Lao Government Begins Plan to Inspect 55 Dams One Year After PNPC Disaster
“So far, we’ve discovered that some small dams are not up to standards. They don’t have the [necessary] consultants and insurance [in place].”
Myanmar’s strategic coastline lures big Asian economies
China, Japan and India are aggressively backing new port projects in Myanmar, seeking to gain a foothold on the coastline of the geographically prized nation.
Phakant jade mining temporarily put on hold
A decade of large scale mining has left the region and its people utterly scarred due to environmental degradation and mining disasters.
‘The nation’s sweetheart’: Thailand falls in love with orphaned baby dugong
Dugongs are listed as “vulnerable” by the International Union of Conservation for Nature, signaling that they are at high risk of extinction in the wild.
Climate change breeds early dengue outbreak in Laos
Lao health ministry says climate change has brought abnormal rainfall ahead of the rainy season, creating breeding grounds for the mosquitos that carry the disease.
Two provincial Thai cities hope to get ‘smart’ city support
Roi Et and Nakhon Ratchasima hope to join the second phase of a national program to make Thailand cities liveable, efficient and sustainably developed.
EIA exposed – the campaign against Myanmar’s teak trade accused of making false allegations against innocent timber trader
Says Myannar’s General Manager of Marketing at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation.