MRC and JICA launch joint study on forest conservation and river basin management for environmental conservation in the Lower Mekong.
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Lao Families Fear Getting Cheated by Developers of New SEZ in Champasak Province
Losing land to developers spending US$9 billion on 35 five-star hotels and casinos near the Mekong’s majestic Khone Falls.
Thailand’s energy review ‘pauses’ Mekong dam
Will the delay to the Pak Beng dam in Laos on the Mekong lead to a wider review of hydropower plans on the river?
How to promote natural capital investments in the GMS
The Mekong Subregion’s key natural capital stocks are in a state of decline. How to reverse course?
ACMECS and CLMV need reforms
These Mekong regional summits take place this weekend in Bangkok, and should be integrated into one body.
Temporary closure not enough to restore Thailand’s Maya Bay
95 percent of its coral reefs are gone. Absent more restrictions, recovery won’t happen. (Closed Islands in Southeast Asia under threat from tourism – Part 2)
A troubled paradise: Boracay Island’s already fragile environment
President Duterte called the island a “cesspool”. (Closed Islands in Southeast Asia under threat from tourism – Part 1)
Thousands of Seized Logs Smuggled to China, Lawmaker Says
Up to 2,000 logs cut from champac and pine trees weighing over 1,300 tons seized by authorities
Thailand plans regional infrastructure fund
Thailand to push for regional fund with its neighbours, including Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam, to back infrastructure and other development projects.
China eyes its next prize – the Mekong
China’s growing control over the Mekong is a crucial component of immobilising sovereignty in mainland Southeast Asia.