BANGKOK – Thailand could become the first country in South-east Asia to legalize same-sex civil partnerships (Marriages), under a proposed landmark law supporters expect to be...
The future of the Mekong River Basin was in the spotlight again at the third summit of the Mekong River Commission (MRC), held on 5 April 2018 in...
After decades of decline, critically endangered river dolphins in the Mekong have increased in population for the first time in a census released by the World...
BANGKOK– A few weeks ago, the 3rd Mekong River Commission Summit took place in Siem Reap, Cambodia. The Summit is held every four years, bringing together...
SIEM REAP – The four member countries of the Mekong River Commission today confronted predictions of social and environmental disaster if damming and other development projects...
SIEM REAP, Cambodia – The prime ministers of the four countries in the downstream Mekong River basin agreed this week to boost collaboration for sustainable development,...
CHIANG RAI – A report published by the Lowy Institute says that biodiversity and precious resources of the Mekong are increasingly under danger because of the...
CHIANG RAI -Ethnic minorities in Chiang Rai and other parts of Northern Thailand are capitalising on their weaving skills as they pave the way for a...
CHIANG RAI – Rural communities in Thailand have been challenging Chinese companies with street protests, court petitions, and occasionally sorcery, to block environmentally-damaging projects in their...
– CHIANG RAI – An environmental activist from Chiang Rai’s Rak Chiang Khong, Jirasak Inthayot, said yesterday that the Mekong River ecosystem has been devastated from...