Military regime justified its coup on uprooting the previous government’s boondoggle rice price scheme but four years later it’s not clear farmers are any better off
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Politics of rice spring eternal in Thailand
‘This is my land’: Cambodian villagers slam Chinese mega-project
A few families in Cambodia’s southwest lead resistance effort against large resort including casino and golf courses.
The Cambodian Port City on China’s 21st Century Silk Road That’s Becoming the New Macau
The new Macau. That’s what the Cambodian coastal city Sihanoukville is called nowadays. Chinese investors are building casinos there on a massive scale.
Workshop held for Lao hydropower plant
The Mekong River Commission organised a consultation workshop in HCM City yesterday for the Pak Lay hydropower project proposed on the Mekong’s mainstream in Xayaburi Province in north-western Laos.
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Flood relief, measures to spur the economy top agenda at govt meeting
ToR for slate of transport projects set for fast track
With poll countdowns starting, the government has vowed to rev up planned infrastructure projects worth 300-400 billion baht within four months.
Chinese gambling boom looms over Cambodia’s Kampot
Kampot is one of Cambodia’s cultural jewels, but as George Styllis writes, a flood of Chinese gambling money is making residents of this small sleepy town nervous.
Vietnam sees high-speed train flying high
he trans-Vietnam high-speed rail is back on the agenda, with officials saying it can compete with aeroplanes for business.