A senior government official confirmed on Tuesday that the water supply across the city’s south-east has been contaminated with styrene, a carcinogenic.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
I’m a plant’ eco-bags to help make Cambodia cleaner
As cassava is grown throughout Southeast Asia, it made sense to use cassava starch due to its accessibility and cost.
Water war risk rising on the Mekong
China now has the power to completely stop the flow of water to downstream nations, a pressure point that could be used to devastate their agricultural economies and create food scarcity in the event of a conflict.
Peace through development: China’s experiment in Myanmar
Recurring conflict and military stalemate in northern Myanmar have prompted China to embark on a bold experiment – one with implications that Nay Pyi Taw might not yet even comprehend.
Long lost ancient city uncovered deep in Cambodian jungle
The LiDAR survey also indicated that an ambitious engineering project to build a sophisticated water management system was left uncompleted.
Two Large Mekong River Dams in Laos to Start Operations by End of Year
The first two of five planned large-scale Lao dams on the Mekong river are set to go online before the end of this year, amid controversy over their impact on the environment and people’s livelihoods.