Authorities confirmed a Chinese firm’s looking to develop in Vang Vieng, but they say that land belonging to locals won’t be touched. Villagers are, however, skeptical.
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Lao Protest Villager Freed, 11 Still Held
The villager was held since 2017 with a group arrested for protesting the loss of land awarded by the government to a Vietnamese rubber company. Eleven others remain in detention, with another reported to have died in custody last year.
Kachin’s plantation curse
Illegally grown tissue culture bananas are making quick profits for some, but are also fuelling land conflict and environmental degradation.
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As the Chinese dragon whips its tail, must Thai farmers fall in line, or can they gain some traction on their own to shape Thailand’s future agricultural policy?
Bt12m tsunami-warning buoy installed off Phuket coast
Once both buoys are operational, along with the international network of tsunami-warning systems in the Indian and Pacific oceans, Thailand will be able to get tsunami warnings well in time, official
HCMC, Hà Nội among most dynamic growing cities
In its report, JLL said that the two cities in Việt Nam performed very well for socio-economic momentum, with fast-growing populations and economies.
Farmers urged to get crop insurance
GIZ Country Director said crop insurance is a shelter for farmers, mitigating the risk of having their fields destroyed by flooding and drought.
Cambodia ‘at risk from geopolitical manoeuvres’
The Korean peninsula issue, the South China Sea dispute and human rights violations in Myanmar were also of particular concern.
It’s decision time for Southeast Asia as power demand soars
Still stuck on coal, the region is missing out on massive price cuts in renewables, writes Courtney Weatherby
‘Agencies ‘not taking air pollution seriously’
More people killed by pollution than by aids, malaria: world health organisation
New elephant camp to be opened in Myanmar’s central region
It will be opened in Magway region next month as a wildlife-based tourist destination and a wildlife conservation center.
Illegal ivory seized in raid on Luang Prabang shop
Some 73 kgs of ivory products were confiscated from a shop in Luang Prabang recently and the foreign owner detained for suspected trading in elephant ivory.