With more people moving to Yangon and other key destinations for better opportunities, the World Bank has warned of the challenges related to urbanisation in Myanmar at the launch of its latest report.
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Thai villagers face greater threat under new national parks law
The law is meant to protect and empower the communities who have always lived in these areas. Instead, it gives all the power to the national parks department.
The grandads fighting back against deforestation
Locals claim the government has been too slow to act. And one group has taken protecting the forest into their own hands.
Laos approves Tadsakoi hydropower plant
The Tadsakoi hydropower project has an installed capacity of 30MW, and construction is expected to finish within 42 months.
Cambodia’s schools are the new frontline in the battle against climate change
With support from the European Union, Sweden and the United Nations Development Programme, climate change will be a part of a new and expanded earth science curriculum for higher secondary schools.
Vietnamese Environmental Activist Gets 6 Years for Facebook Posts
A detained Vietnamese shrimp farmer and environmental activist was sentenced to six years in prison and five years’ probation Wednesday for writing politically charged posts on Facebook.
Cambodia underinvesting in agriculture research, ADB says
The report finds that the use of outdated equipment and facilities is compromising the volume and quality of research outputs in agriculture.
The Farm-to-table movement arrives Cambodia
“Cambodia’s first farm-to-table restaurant” specialising in New Mekong Cuisine, a mix of Khmer cuisine favourites and regional dishes.