Villagers remain fearful of chemical contamination from leaks at a Chinese-Lao rare earth mine in northern Laos, despite more than six months having passed since the disaster
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From karst to cement: Cambodia’s infrastructure boom puts ecosystems at risk
As Cambodia tries to cement its future, the cost is the limestone mountains called karsts and the ecosystems they contain
Laos to halt fast-tracked mining scheme
The country urgently needs revenue from mining to address high inflation and economic challenges, but this necessity is putting pressure on natural resources
No longer home: Myanmar’s gold mining displaces war refugees
A documentary by a Kachin-based journalist sheds light on Myanmar’s internally displaced people, unable to return home due to the war and illegal mining that has devastated their land
Myanmar’s environment hit by rare earth mining boom
Pristine parts of northern Kachin State are under threat as demand grows for high-tech devices that rely on rare earth.
As sand mining grows, Asia’s deltas are sinking, water experts warn
The Mekong delta is home to 17 million people, a major source of rice for the region and it underpins a quarter of Vietnam’s GDP – yet most of it is sinking.
Vietnam strengthens inspection on mineral mining
Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng has requested the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment strengthen inspections on environmental protection in mineral mining.
VN implements its biggest mining project in Laos
The Lao Government and Viet Phương Group (VPG) will implement a US$650 million bauxite mining and processing project in Laos’ Sekong province.
Trade of coastal sand is damaging wildlife of poorer nations, study finds
Wealthy nations’ drastic increase in construction sand consumption contributes to erosion of estuaries. Sand worth US$752m was imported by Singapore from Cambodia between 2007 and 2016.