The National Assembly yesterday approved a draft law adopting the policies of the Asian Forest Cooperation Organisation, meaning that the Kingdom could soon become the organisation’s newest member country.
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Lao Banana Workers Sickened by Chemicals Used on Farms
Lao workers at Chinese-operated banana plantations are falling ill in large numbers from exposure to chemicals used on the farms, with many suffering from respiratory or liver problems.
NGOs push climate change agenda
NGO’s say Cambodia should pay more attention to climate change issues, noting that it is more susceptible to it’s impacts than most Asian countries.
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Companies acquired concessions amounting to the size of a small European country, while rural Mekong residents saw their landholdings shrink or disappear over the past two decades.
Time for Myanmar to beat plastic pollution
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Vietnam is imitating China in its efforts to grow economically and lags its larger neighbor only by about a decade, experts say.
Six Mekong nations call for accelerated action to eliminate malaria before 2030
Sign joint Ministerial Call for Action at the World Health Assembly in Geneva to strengthen tracking and reporting
Paradigm Trap
New report explores how the development establishment’s embrace of Myanmar and how to break loose
Giant river prawns recover after long decline
After a long period of decline, the last two years have seen an increase in output of giant river prawns in the Mekong Delta