The Manila Times on MSN1d
44 people on trial in Vietnam over illegal sand mining
More than 40 people went on trial in Vietnam on Monday over illegal sand mining in the Mekong Delta, state media said, as ...
National Geographic news2y
Harnessing the Mekong or Killing It?
This story appears in the May 2015 issue of National Geographic ... Dam construction on the lower Mekong is overseen, nominally, by the Mekong River Commission (MRC). Funded by international ...
Scientific American3y
The Mekong River Plan
In spite of many political obstacles, four southeast Asian nations helped by 14 others under UN auspices are engaged in thorough advance planning for a historic experiment in river development ...
unr.edu1y
The Global Water Center
Mekong's Forgotten Fishes, a new report published by WWF and Global Water Center, in tandem with 24 other local, regional and global Mekong-based organizations, details the extraordinary variety of ...
The Star8mon
High-Tech River Management: USAID and MRC fund remote sensing for Mekong basin
VIENTIANE (Laotian Times): The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has entered into a grant agreement with the Mekong River Commission (MRC), pledging up to US$5 million for ...
Robb Report15d
We Took a Luxe River Cruise Through Asia’s Mekong Delta. Here’s What It’s Like Onboard.
Heritage Line The slow, tranquil sojourn along the lower Mekong River, cruising through rural Cambodia and Vietnam’s backwaters, felt more like being on a 19th-century yacht than a modern cruise ...
Panda5y
River Dolphins
This phase will urgently take up the issue of water infrastructure that is posing an immediate threat to river dolphin populations. This is especially critical in the case of the Irrawaddy dolphin ...
Chiang Rai Times9d
Gold Mining in Myanmar Sparks Environmental Concerns Over Chiang Rai’s Water Supply
Gold mining in Myanmar’s Kok River region is causing significant environmental and public health concerns for Chiang Rai and ...
Cambodia hopes a new canal will boost trade, But it risks harming the Mekong that feeds millions
A document submitted in August 2023 to the Mekong River Commission an organisation formed for cooperation on issues regarding the Mekong does not mention using water from the canal for irrigation ...
Pattaya Mail16d
Thai-Cambodian relations remain strong at all levels, says Foreign Minister
Thai Foreign Minister Maris Sangiamphong reaffirmed the strong relationship between Thailand and Cambodia at all levels. Discussions between the two nations continue to address key issues such as the ...
The Star2mon
Emerging Greater Mekong Subregion vital to Asean centrality, say academics
According to the Mekong River Commission, the river boasts about ... Both have their sovereignty issues and yet they provide opportunities and challenges. "We want GMS to be part of Asean and ...