More than 1,000 environmentalists and villagers urged officials to abandon plans for the 6,000MW, Chinese-financed Myitsone Dam during a ceremony on Sunday marking the 7th anniversary of its suspension.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Dam Collapse May Slow, but Not Stop, Laotian Hydropower Projects
“Local authorities have not come down to tell us to stop this project,” the official told RFA. The official acknowledged Pak Lay is still in the planning stage, as is Pak Beng
Myanmar successfully renegotiates debt, ownership terms for Kyaukphyu
The agreement will see the Chinese taking up a 70 percent stake in a strategic deep sea port at the SEZ, with the Myanmar government and local public firms receiving the balance.
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to Join Mekong-Japan Summit in Tokyo
State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi will leave for Japan on Friday to take part in the 10th Mekong-Japan Summit to discuss ways to connect industries and improve infrastructure in the Mekong region
Yet another step to deal with plastic pollution
Upcycling in Myanmar–Inside the structure are wonderful examples of recycling creativity such as lampshades cut and sewn from melted plastic bags and doormats made from motorcycle tubes.
China dams the world
China has built—and is in the process of building—so many dams on the Mekong River that the biodiverse and once-mighty waterway will soon be a series of stagnant pools.
Cambodia’s Hun Set still pushing population growth as deforestation cause
Prime Minister Hun Sen has accused villagers and supporters of the now-defunct opposition party of cutting down trees and encroaching on protected forests.
River residents to be relocated
“The new place has no house and no electricity. We have already received information from the authorities, but we haven’t agreed to go. We asked for land near the river, otherwise we’ll just go back to Vietnam.”
Nearly 1 tonne of elephant tusks, pangolin scales uncovered in Hanoi
Customs officers of Noi Bai International Airport on September 28 seized nearly one tonne of elephant tusks, ivory products and pangolin scales transported from Nigeria.
Industrial waste management slipping in Cambodia
Sarom Trading Company is contracted to collect industrial waste eight times per month, while in reality the company only collects three times per month as waste piles grow.