Suffering continues as development trumps pollution control in Phnom Penh, Japan wants to help fix it.
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Thai and Myanmar Women Have Toxic Levels of Mercury
Study finds excessive levels of the metal, which can seriously harm unborn children, in women from Alaska to Indonesia, due to gold mining, industrial pollution and fish-rich diets
Saigon’s walking dread
With some of the world’s most cluttered sidewalks and reluctant pedestrians, getting around Saigon by foot can be a drag.
Dawei’s ill-starred ‘zombie’ project
Investors rekindle hope in the sluggish Dawei Special Economic Zone amidst increasing concerns surrounding its social and environmental impacts
Thailand close to agreement to reopen gold mine
Negotiations between the Thai government and Australia’s Akara Resources are progressing toward the reopening of the company’s closed mine in Phichit.
Vietnam’s Rural Areas Face Environmental Pollution
Poor planning and management along with the ineffective operation of waste treatment facilities have made protecting Vietnam’s rural environment more difficult.
Trash talk: Vietnam slowly sinking under mountains of waste
The oceans are spewing up what one of the world’s biggest plastic polluters is dumping into them, and it’s not pretty.
‘We are jobless…’: Vietnamese fishermen battle for justice
A year after Vietnam’s worst environmental disaster, lives remain ruined while the government cracks down on protesters seeking compensation
Kachin villagers protest against gold mining in Ayeyawady River
Residents of a Kachin village say their farmland has been ruined due to rampant gold mining on the Ayeyawady River in Myitkyina Township, Kachin State.
Powerful politicians ‘threatening’ power plant opponents
Local people are being threatened by the local powerful politicians in the bid to protest the waste-to-power plant projects across the country, while academics stress that construction of the plant in the right location will prevent conflict in the first place.