Cambodia joined dozens of other countries last month in committing to stop licensing new coal plants, however it is moving ahead with a series of Chinese-backed projects approved in the past few years — which includes the two plants in Sihanoukville.
Category: Region
Coast site eyed for World Heritage status
The cabinet approved a plan to propose that a coastal area on the Andaman that already ranks as an approved nature reserve be included on the tentative list of Unesco World Heritage sites.
Giant floating solar under development in Laos
EDF is planning to build a 240 MW floating PV project at Laos’ largest hydropower dam. French engineering company Innosea has joined the ambitious project as a provider of support for wave and anchoring studies.
CSOs cheer coal, hydro ban
In a joint statement on November 15, the CSOs said the government’s commitment to banning construction of any new Mekong River dams was a positive development that would make a crucial contribution to addressing the increasing concerns over the current negative alterations of the Mekong River and its ecosystem’s sustainability.
Indo-Pacific Strategy and China’s BRI to complement regional prosperity
Under the umbrella of its Indo-Pacific Strategy, he added the US is guiding its alliances to contain or encircle China. For its part, China has deepened engagement with the ASEAN states through the BRI, the establishment of the Asian Infrastructure and Investment Bank (AIIB), and the creation of the Mekong-Lancang Cooperation Mechanism and so on and so forth”, said Kin Phea, International Relations Institute of Cambodia director-general.
Experts discuss measures to sustainably develop blue economy
However, the country’s sea-based economy still faces major challenges related to marine environment and resources, climate change, sea level rise and livelihoods of local people,
Experts: Agricultural hurdles need addressing
Cambodia Coalition of Farmer Communities president Theng Saroeun said the agricultural sector had grown only for rich traders or large trading companies while family farms were still facing big challenges.
Absence of seasonal flooding washes away Mekong Delta livelihoods
Today, they are aware that sooner or later, they will have to find other ways to make a living.
China-based firm’s plans to build Buddha statue in Mahayana tradition in Laos sparks anger among Theravada Buddhists
The Shanghai-based company, Wang Feng Shanghai Real Estate Co. is eying to establish the supposed statute near the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) in Vientiane, reported The Hong Kong Post. The idea of building a Buddha statute from Mahayana tradition, against the accepted Theravada tradition in Laos has evidently sparked rage among the people.
