Under a profit-sharing arrangement, villagers are being refused compensation by the foreign-owned firm, which says the land belongs to the state.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
How the world’s largest snake hunt hurts Southeast Asia’s biggest lake
Each year millions of water snakes are pulled from Cambodia’s Tonle Sap Lake, degrading this ecological wonder of the world.
Multimillion-dollar assistance for dam collapse victims
Developers of the Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy Hydropower project have extended a multimillion dollar aid to the victims of the dam collapse for relief and recovery operations in Sanamxay.
Statement categorically opposes dam construction in Salween River
Chinese, Thai, Myanmar and other foreign companies will invest in building dams in the river to general 16,493 megawatts of electricity.
Good news: Reef sharks seen swimming in Maya Bay
A school of Blacktip Reef Sharks have been seen swimming in Maya Bay, boosting park officials’ hopes as they try to restore the damaged ecosystem of the famed tourist destination.
How climate change toppled the ancient megacity of Angkor
The city’s infrastructure — developed over successive construction efforts built on top of and dependent on each other—was vulnerable to climatic changes is a lesson for urban architects today,