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Laos

Hongsa Power provides 100 houses for families displaced by construction

January 28, 2022January 28, 2022

Myanmar

Myanmar’s KBZ Group Dissolves Subsidiary That Operated Jade Mine With Military

January 28, 2022January 28, 2022

Mekong

Ghostly monkey, succulent bamboo among new species in Mekong

January 27, 2022January 27, 2022

Mekong

Record low flows threaten to dry up Mekong’s fisheries

January 27, 2022January 27, 2022

Cambodia

Prey Lang, Prey Preah Roka Monitors Suppressed While Tree Cover Vanishes: Report

January 27, 2022January 27, 2022

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No: 338

Tonle Sap’s demise continues, Vietnam top trafficker in African wildlife, Thailand’s electric car push and much more…

MEKONG DEVELOPMENT

Mekong Drought, Tonle Sap Fish Shortage Tied to Low Rainfall, Hydropower: MRC

January 20, 2022January 20, 2022

Greater Mekong primates struggle to cling on amid persistent threats: Report

January 18, 2022January 18, 2022

Asean needs a Middle Path

January 18, 2022January 18, 2022

Mekong countries urged to take bold actions, as the river experiences three consecutive years of low flows

January 14, 2022January 14, 2022

How does political instability in the Mekong affect deforestation?

December 24, 2021December 24, 2021

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CAMBODIA

Cambodia ranked most corrupt in the region — juridical system the main cause

January 27, 2022January 27, 2022

Family of Hun Sen Assistant, General Receive Plots on Rapidly Dwindling Lake

January 25, 2022January 25, 2022

Villagers Camp Out, Patrol Forest Being Cleared by Soldiers

January 25, 2022January 25, 2022

Endangered ‘barking deer’ strikes a pose for conservationists

January 13, 2022January 13, 2022

Four Chinese Companies, One Indian Company to Open Gold Mines sites in Cambodia

January 13, 2022January 13, 2022

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LAOS

Laos says Chinese firm can explore for rare earth minerals

January 26, 2022January 26, 2022

Worries in Laos and Thailand as upstream dams drain Mekong River

January 24, 2022January 24, 2022

Authorities in Laos Draft Law on Hydropower Safety

January 20, 2022January 20, 2022

Unraveling the Mystery of Laos U-Turn from Renewables to Coal to Power the Battery of Southeast Asia

January 18, 2022January 18, 2022

Laos Bananas Remain Pick of the Bunch for Export to China

January 10, 2022January 10, 2022

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Myanmar

PTTEP seen taking over big Myanmar gas field as majors exit

January 27, 2022January 27, 2022

Chinese Firms Stalling on Myanmar Solar Power Projects

January 26, 2022January 26, 2022

China Tells Myanmar’s Civilian Govt to Spare Projects From Attack

January 25, 2022January 25, 2022

France’s Total Backs Sanctions on Myanmar Oil and Gas Revenues

January 21, 2022January 21, 2022

Myanmar teak exports to US still funding military rule: Watchdog

January 14, 2022January 14, 2022

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Thailand

Akara Resources able to restart gold mining

January 27, 2022January 27, 2022

Do emerging innovations offer a slight glimmer of hope for clean air in Thailand?

January 26, 2022January 26, 2022

Fighting to breathe

January 24, 2022January 24, 2022

Communities in the dark over Yuam River diversion impacts in Thailand

January 20, 2022January 20, 2022

The 4th annual policy assessment of Thai banks shows a step forward on environment, governance and gender equality

January 20, 2022January 20, 2022

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Vietnam

HSBC Vietnam to arrange US$12 billion to green Vietnam

January 26, 2022January 26, 2022

We continue to have a wasteful attitude to waste

January 25, 2022January 25, 2022

Renovation and overtaking

January 24, 2022January 24, 2022

Rhino horns pierce a wall between crime and affluence in Vietnam

January 24, 2022January 24, 2022

Vietnam won’t add wind, solar power in 2022

January 20, 2022January 20, 2022

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