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Photo Story: Myanmar’s Chindwin River Basin
Fifty percent of the basin is covered by 14 of the country’s Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs). Only a quarter of this area, however, is classified as protected.
Giving a dam about the Mekong
The EIA done on behalf of dam developers downplayed environmental damage and overlooked transboundary effects of river damming.
Environment Ministry campaign tackles plastic
On a voluntary basis, the ministry urges vendors to stop providing free plastic bags to customers in order to support people who produce non-plastic bags and thereby boosting their living standards.
Cambodia to benefit substantially from China’s BRI: Moody’s
For countries with weaker fiscal and external positions and large volumes of non-concessional funding, however, BRI project financing tends to exacerbate debt sustainability and balance of payments.
Court summons issued to Mother Nature founder
Gonzalez-Davidson, along with two other co-founders of Mother Nature, was charged under Articles 29 and 424 of the Criminal Code. The case involved their repeated obstruction to sand-dredging activities in the province.
More power projects under way
There are 10.877 million households in Myanmar. Till November, 2018, only 4.709 million households (43 per cent) have electricity access.