They view projects as staffing too many Chinese, offering limited job opportunities to local people. They also complain about Chinese businesses crowding out local businesses, with Chinese money inflating prices.
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Mineral misery: Vietnam salt farmers battered by imports, climate
Shifting weather patterns have upended work in an industry that depends on sunny, dry days for maximum production.
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World Bank under fire for development plan in Myanmar’s divided Rakhine
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Lack of skilled labour threatens EEC
The survey not only came up with an estimate, but it also came with a dire warning about the severe shortage of highly-skilled labourers in Thailand which threatens economic development objectives.
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No paradise island: waters off Cambodia’s Koh Rong a giant sewage dump
The latest incidents comes despite Cambodia’s Prime Minister Prime Minister Hun Sen ordering last December that “we must ensure that all the polluted water will not flow into our sea”.
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UK scientists to probe economic benefits of flood defences in Vietnam
They will study the effectiveness of blue and green infrastructure (BGI) – which include wetlands, urban parks and vegetated river banks – at protecting communities from flooding and rising water levels.
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Thai Tycoon Declares Coal Doomed in Last Bastion of Big Bank Aid
The billionaire, whose wealth has surged about 22% this year, is seeking to expand his company’s reach into some of the poorest parts of Southeast Asia without using coal,
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Thailand to junk three kinds of plastic by end of this year
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MoU on environment between Sweden-based Forum Syd and Cambodia’s Ministry
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World Bank to provide $1 billion in assistance