China-Lao Railway Construction work is filling a creek in Vientiane province and other local waterways and polluting the water and harming the livelihoods of local residents
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Five rare sea turtle species recorded in southern Rakhine
Of the seven turtle species around the world, five of them — Green turtle, Hawksbill turtle, Olive Ridley turtle, Leatherback turtle and Loggerhead turtle – inhabit in Myanmar seas.
Thailand looks to clear Bangkok’s polluted skies with giant railway linking China, Singapore
But the caveats for Thailand lie in the usual issue of how these projects are implemented, whether it will be a source of vested interests in corruption and siphoning off the budget.
Uncooperative China makes it worse as drought hits downstream nations
China’s dams are worsening drought conditions downstream the Mekong River, storing and controlling up to 50 percent of its waters, experts say.
Hanoi ranked world’s seventh most polluted capital city in 2019
Hanoi has become the world’s seventh most polluted capital city, even worse than Beijing, a new IQ AirVisual report says.
Forest community files petition over crimes
The Prey Preah Roka Forest community has asked for legal action against forest crimes after nine patrols since early last year led to the discovery of 98 forest offences.
Myanmar seizes over 600 tons of illegal timbers in single week
The seizures included over 230.8 tons of teak. 64 offenders were charged, along with the seizure of 45 vehicles and machinery.