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Yangon’s recurring urban problems
The Yangon City Development Committee needs to fix itself before it can fix roads and drains
Thailand sets up technological center for Belt and Road Initiative
The Digital Belt and Road (DBAR) International Center of Excellence Bangkok will focus on cooperation on climate change, disaster risk reduction, environmental research, capacity building, among others.
Hundreds protest against polluting steel factories in central Vietnam
Hundreds of people have been protesting outside two factories in Da Nang since Monday night demanding authorities fulfill their promise to relocate people from the polluted area.
Inclusive Green Growth Must Shape Thailand’s Future, Says GGGI Chief
Energy efficiency in industries presents a unique opportunity for Thailand’s environmental and economic policies says Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) Dr. Frank Rijsberman.
Environmental fears as EEC plans rushed
Local residents express worry: we fear the impacts on our way of life, as we do not see any development and promotion of … agriculture and fisheries, which are the livelihoods of local people, in the EEC plan.
Global coalition petitions to end fossil power in Vietnam as deadly future looms
Coal power pollution could increase CO2 emissions in Vietnam by 20 times and doom global efforts to curb warming.
Thailand: Forced Labor, Trafficking Persist in Fishing Fleets
“[Thai officials] come maybe 10 times – men and women. They have us line up, show our pink cards, call out our names, we raise our hands, they’re gone.”
Drug production in Laos and Myanmar still a major threat
As long as farmers can make more money from opium poppy than from other crops, the problem will continue. And as long as criminal groups can act with impunity in permissive environments, nothing will change.
Nearly one billion Asians in vulnerable jobs, says ILO
Despite nearly “full employment”, 51% of Cambodian workers are in vulnerable jobs, with Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam ranging between 47-58%.