Two leading experts on water issues in Asia warn that parts of Vietnam’s fertile southernmost areas bordering Southeast Asia’s longest river, the Mekong, are in danger of drying up.
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Thai Belt and Road project bumps into finance and liability issues
These twists fly in the face of a message broadcast on Sept. 3 by a senior official of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha’s government that plans were on track for the first phase.
Military road defies Myanmar national ceasefire, fuels insecurity
Wild elephant killed in Ayeyarwady
Leading Thai economist blames inequality for Thailand’s ills
Must move away from the emphasis on growth and consumption to the quality of life rather than the quantity of things, says Pasuk Phongpaichit, Emeritus Professor in Political Economy, Chulalongkorn University.
The need to establish research universities in Cambodia
Vietnam’s PM calls for action to secure sustainable development
Speaking at a conference themed, ‘For a Decade of More Sustainable Development’, with about 1,000 leaders of the Government, representatives of international organisations, experts, researchers and businesses.
Worker shortage casts doubt on rail projects
Thailand’s wants to build a host of rail mega project, but is facing a skilled-labour shortfall of about 100,000 workers.
NGO, indigenous communities call for stronger conservation efforts
Two NGOs have declined a second meeting with a government spokesman after already discussing their joint report on the country’s microfinance sector with him last week.