The government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi pledged to clean up the industry when it took power in 2016, but activists say little has changed.
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Feature: Mekong river binds regional countries, peoples together as lifeblood of Southeast Asia
From China’s Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the river, the Chinese stretch of which is called the Lancang river, runs through southwest China’s Yunnan Province, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam.
Dolphin species thought extinct in Vietnam caught in Mekong Delta
An Irrawaddy dolphin, not seen in decades in Vietnam, was caught by a fisherman in the southern province of Ben Tre last Wednesday.
In Cambodia, the BRI must benefit locals too
They view projects as staffing too many Chinese, offering limited job opportunities to local people. They also complain about Chinese businesses crowding out local businesses, with Chinese money inflating prices.
Mineral misery: Vietnam salt farmers battered by imports, climate
Shifting weather patterns have upended work in an industry that depends on sunny, dry days for maximum production.
Lack of skilled labour threatens EEC
The survey not only came up with an estimate, but it also came with a dire warning about the severe shortage of highly-skilled labourers in Thailand which threatens economic development objectives.
No paradise island: waters off Cambodia’s Koh Rong a giant sewage dump
The latest incidents comes despite Cambodia’s Prime Minister Prime Minister Hun Sen ordering last December that “we must ensure that all the polluted water will not flow into our sea”.
UK scientists to probe economic benefits of flood defences in Vietnam
They will study the effectiveness of blue and green infrastructure (BGI) – which include wetlands, urban parks and vegetated river banks – at protecting communities from flooding and rising water levels.
Thai Tycoon Declares Coal Doomed in Last Bastion of Big Bank Aid
The billionaire, whose wealth has surged about 22% this year, is seeking to expand his company’s reach into some of the poorest parts of Southeast Asia without using coal,