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Transboundary haze: The hidden price of cheap maize 

By Pratch Rujivanarom December 30, 2020January 5, 2021

Industrial maize farming in Myanmar’s Shan State is devastating families and landscapes as well as fuelling ever-increasing levels of transboundary haze, generating urgent calls for serious changes to animal feed supply chains.

Posted inStory / Myanmar

The rich get richer: Imagining Yangon in 2025 as a city of haves and have nots

By Nantiya January 14, 2021January 15, 2021
Posted inStory / Vietnam

As World’s Deltas Sink, Rising Seas Are Far from Only Culprit

By Nantiya January 14, 2021January 14, 2021

Vietnam can do little about China’s dams, its Mekong Delta Plan includes ending sand mining, restoring mangroves, and reducing shrimp farm expansion in the wetlands to staunch erosion and subsidence.

Posted inStory / Laos

Laos shifts to China equity from loans as party congress starts

By Nantiya January 14, 2021January 14, 2021

China’s rise as the country’s leading lender has been fueled by billions of dollars to finance a building spree of megaprojects, spanning large hydropower dams and economic zones to a flagship high-speed railway.

Posted inStory / Thailand

This Thai village created a tiny fish reserve years ago. Today, it’s thriving

By Nantiya January 14, 2021January 14, 2021

The radical experiment of just 75 households proves that reserves work in freshwater environments too.

Posted inStory / Vietnam

Saline intrusion in Mekong Delta forecast to be severe during Tet

By Nantiya January 14, 2021January 14, 2021

The Mekong Delta – Vietnam’s largest rice, fruit, and seafood producer – has faced severe saltwater intrusion during recent dry seasons.

Posted inStory / Thailand

Thailand Unhappy About China-Funded Laos Dam

By Nantiya January 14, 2021January 14, 2021

The deputy governor of Loei Province, which is immediately downstream of the site, has voiced local concerns that the impact of the dam could be even more significant than that already felt by the Xayaburi dam, despite it being considerably further upstream.

Posted inOpinion / Opinion

Mekong River Being ‘Dammed’ with Uncertainty by China and Laos

By AvatarNantiya January 14, 2021January 14, 2021

But the current direction of development shows that regional decision-makers do not acknowledge the broader value of the river, ignoring other users of this shared resource.

Posted inStory / Cambodia

Cambodia discovers long lost eel species

By Nantiya January 14, 2021January 14, 2021

It is commonly found in the Mekong basin in southern Cambodia and Vietnam as well as in Western Indo Pacific, he added.

Posted inStory / Vietnam

Mega irrigation system to help Mekong Delta tackle drought, salinity

By Nantiya January 14, 2021January 14, 2021

It would combine with a coastal dam in the region to combat climate change, rising sea levels and flooding, as well as help develop infrastructure for road transport.

Posted inStory / Vietnam

New highways, bridges set to ease gridlock in Mekong Delta

By Nantiya January 14, 2021January 14, 2021

Several major transport projects that have been completed will ease traffic overload on many of the Mekong Delta’s roads and bridges during the Lunar New Year.

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