Originally when people came to clear the land, they persuaded the local authorities to issue a letter recognising their private ownership, despite indigenous residents having used part of the public land as a cemetery.
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Vietnam culls 1.5 million pigs as African swine fever epidemic rages
“The situation has grown extremely complicated,” Nguyen Xuan Cuong, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, said. Never in history has the world faced such a “dangerous disease.”
Thai and Cambodian Mekong Committees agree on risk mitigation measures
Priorities include flood and drought mitigation plans, database management on flood and drought, hydromet network improvements, and regional capacity building on flood and drought management.
Police in Myanmar Raid Village, Arrest Residents For Protest Against Cement Plant
Villagers demanded compensation for land they say they lost when an 18-foot-wide road was built as part of the project and urged authorities to address an influx of hundreds of Chinese employees who are working at the site.
‘Tiger Farms’ Still Operate in Laos, Defying Trafficking Bans
And though Laos announced at an international conference in London in September 2016 that it would close all tiger farms within a year, the country’s trade in tigers has since boomed.
Minister to push for two more Mekong bridges
The Transport Ministry will push for a 4-billion-baht investment in two new bridges over the Mekong River linking Thailand with Laos.
Nanotechnology reduces odour on Tô Lịch River
The device creates and diffuses nano-gas streams into the surrounding water to stimulate microorganisms, which helps to release oxygen and decompose the mud in the riverbed, making the water cleaner.
New film showcases monk’s efforts to save forests
Jungle Guard is a documentary film that portrays the life of a unique Buddhist monk community that voluntarily assumed the role of protector of a large parcel of natural forest and its indigenous wildlife, fish and related resources.