The subregion is arguably where freedom and openness are under the greatest challenge.
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National park where activist disappeared left off UNESCO list
Unresolved questions about rights violations and border demarcation prevented the UN from recognizing Thai national park as a world heritage site.
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Plastic not so fantastic
Thai Retailers Association wants the new government to issue laws to compel retailers to cease giving plastic bags to customers as in other countries.
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Dangerous weedkiller still used despite ban
Allowing a company in the Mekong Delta province of Long An to export and continue using 208 tonnes of packed herbicide products containing Paraquat in Việt Nam.
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Non-communicable disease outbreaks are on the increase in Mekong sub-region co
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Lao government contests findings of UN poverty report
Lao’s economic model has failed to create enough jobs and primarily benefited the upper class and elites while adding to the government’s ever-larger debt.
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Thailand proposes Kaeng Krachan forest complex as world heritage site
Thailand is pushing hard for the Kaeng Krachan forest complex, on the Thai-Myanmar border, to be recognized as a natural world heritage site at the 43rd World Heritage Committee meeting in Azerbaijan’s capital of Baku.
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Thailand encourages South Korean investment in Mekong subregion development projects
Mekong-ROK is a cooperation scheme comprising South Korea and the Mekong basin states to forge cooperation on economic development.
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RFA Reveals New Chinese Banana Plantation Near Lao Capital That Defies Ban
One worker is quitting as the risk of using excessive pesticides and herbicides isn’t worth the 60,000 kip (about $7) she earns for day’s work.
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Villagers in Laos and Thailand Suffer as China Opens the Floodgates on Mekong River Dams
The recent opening of floodgates caused water levels in the Mekong to increase as much as 3.7 meters in some places, the largest in 37 years.