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Experts urge action to end mass fish kills
Massive fish die-offs in many regions across the country recently have raised a big question about how local authorities should mitigate water pollution in aquaculture breeding areas.Last month, more than 1,000 tonnes of fish raised in cages along the Cai Vung River in the southern ...
Hanoi air pollution ‘hazardous’
Hanoi air pollution is at hazardous levels, threatening the health of those with respiratory diseases and endangering public health in general, according to Air Quality Index statistics.The index is published on the website and provides real time air quality and pollution monitoring of cities worldwide. Keep ...
Hydropower experts mull industry's future
The Sixth International Conference and Exhibition on Water Resources and Hydropower Development in Asia, held in Vientiane last week, gathered experts in the field to discuss how hydropower could be developed in the most beneficial ways. The conference, which ran from 1-3 March, discussed the experiences ...
Kasy-Maed road link eases travel in Vientiane province
Even though the construction of a 60-km road linking Kasy and Maed districts is far from complete, travel between the two urban centres of Laos’ Vientiane has already become easier. Project Manager Mr Somnam Vongphachanh talked to media last week about the progress made on the ...
UN chief calls for empowerment of women as “agents of change”
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, in a message to mark International Women’s Day on 8 March, has called for the empowerment of women as “agents of change” to address pressing problems. In poor parts of the world today, women still risk death in the process of giving ...
Details scant for warrants issued in logging crackdown
The recently formed anti-illegal logging committee has issued 10 warrants against alleged illegal timber traders since it began its crackdown in January, officials have confirmed, although the details of those accused and the charges they face remain under wraps. The committee’s spokesperson Eng Hy said on ...
Sceptics question police push for female recruits
Cambodia’s National Police chief had said he wants to increase female recruitment into the force this year, in part to reduce “inappropriate” clashes between male police and female protesters, though observers were sceptical that simply hiring more women would solve endemic problems in the force. In ...
Revised rubber export tax scheme criticised
Rubber producers said on 6 March the Cambodian government’s decision to amend the export tax scheme on natural rubber fell short of expectations and would do little to stem the losses of farmers as rubber prices hover near a six-year low. Prime Minister Hun Sen issued a ...
Laos gets tough with foreigners entering nation
The Laotian government has issued an urgent order for officials to get stricter on foreigners entering the country. Everyone entering Laos from 7 March must have complete documents, said a source at the 1st Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge border checkpoint on 5 March. Keep reading ...
Myanmar licenses four more banks
Myanmar has granted operating licences to four more Asian banks, bringing to 13 the number of foreign banks allowed to conduct business in the country. Keep reading ...
