Those in power must give stronger voices to marginalised communities and protection to natural flood defenses.
Tag: Environment
China and Myanmar may soon be connected via bullet train
Chinese Consul General in Kolkata Ma Zhanwu said China supports bullet train service between Kunming and Kolkata, traversing through Myanmar and Bangladesh.
China can’t always get what it wants in Thailand
Long before Belt & Road projects were seen as sovereignty-eroding debt traps, Bangkok’s military rulers were tactfully resisting the terms and reach of Beijing’s advances.
Laos to keep building dams despite negative impacts
Remains keen to export hydropower despite charges its dam building is harming the environment and threatening livelihoods.
Mekong River faces a damming issue
Community-based tourism is starting to become popular and the Mekong River plays an important role, but dam building could prove harmful to the sector.
Chinese Money Is Driving One of Asia’s Fastest Property Booms
Phnom Penh, once known for its French colonial villas and modernist “New Khmer Architecture,” is becoming unrecognizable.