The 131 approved businesses and industries for these zones are not “green, high-tech, and knowledge-based” as stated goals–they’re completely the opposite.
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Thailand moves to send poor quality plastic waste back where it came from
“The old option for rich nations to ship their waste halfway across the planet is disappearing.”
Yunnan once again pivot of Southeast Asia
But the real game changer will be the Pan-Asia Railway Network, with separate routs via Vietnam and Cambodia, one through Laos and the third through Myanmar.
‘Single-minded determination’: China’s global infrastructure spree rings alarm bells
“It’s basically under the guise of internationalizing China, but it’s more about resource extraction and attaining materials.”
Reckoning With Human Rights Violations in Thailand’s Extraterritorial Investments
The human rights footprint of Thais is on the rise–linking malpractice of businesses, environmental destructions and large displacements.
The ‘billionaires’ waste recycling village is seriously polluted
Scrap piles up right at the entrance gate to the village, and covers all canals, alleys and heaps up at houses. Schools are ‘attacked’ by waste and thick black smoke.
Supreme Court Hears Case of Detained Environmentalists
The three were charged with “intimidation” and “causing damage” while investigating an alleged illegal sand dredging operation in Koh Kong province in 2016.
Laos Announces Another Controversial Dam on the Mekong
Laos notified the Mekong River Commission (MRC) last week of its intention to build a 770 megawatt dam at Pak Lay in Xayaburi province.
Time for Myanmar to beat plastic pollution
Myanmar can solve its plastic pollution problem. It starts with reducing personal use of single use plastic and switching to alternatives
Vietnam Is Following China in its Economic Development
Vietnam is imitating China in its efforts to grow economically and lags its larger neighbor only by about a decade, experts say.