Mainland Southeast Asia remains a hotspot for illegal drug manufacturing, and Vietnam is emerging as a transit hub.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
From Boracay to Maya Bay, how to fix overtourism: travellers’ tips and advice for authorities
“Tourism today is addicted to growth,” says Freya Higgins-Desbiolles, a senior researcher in tourism management at the University of South Australia. “They’ve got to kick the growth fetish.”
Prayut tentatively embraces China’s Belt and Road strategy for Thailand
The grand scheme is the EEC as a hub of industry, from which the Chinese can export through the Kra Canal without going through the Malacca Strait.
Wealthy Countries’ Trash Overwhelms Southeast Asia
Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam are among the countries where mountains of plastic waste are piling up.
Since economic and political reforms began in Myanmar in 2011, one of the most controversial projects in the country has been the Letpadaung Copper Mine
Anger remains for Letpadaung villagers
Opium, coffee and the politics of foreign aid
This is because the UN agency encourages farmers to produce for the mass market coffer. For smallholders this coffee simply does not make enough money.
The Belt and Road in Cambodia: Successes and Challenges
It’s time for the BRI to incorporate a more participatory and inclusive approach in Cambodia.