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Police block poppy eradication campaigners in Kachin State
Police have halted a Kachin vigilante group in its attempt to destroy poppy fields in Waingmaw township. The movement, apparently undeterred by the death of one of its members at the hands of poppy growers and the violence directed against it, had reportedly swelled by ...
Third round of transition talks loom
Power-sharing talks between Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and Senior General Min Aung Hlaing are expected to resume this week – possibly as early as today – according to sources close to the National League for Democracy. The last round of negotiations on 25 January seems ...
Fish kill blamed on pollution
A total of 1,119 tonnes of fish raised in cages along the Cai Vung River died from 3 to 9 February, according to the latest statistics released by the An Giang and Dong Thap provinces’ agricultural sector on 15 February. The Cai Vung River is the ...
Lao Cai braces for ‘tourism year'
The northern province of Lao Cai is concentrating on developing local tourist attractions in order to host the National Tourism Year in 2017. Ha Van Thang, Director of the Lao Cai Culture, Sports and Tourism Department, said the province will create a series of local tourism ...
One troop killed, another injured in Narathiwat bombing
Insurgents detonated a roadside homemade bomb to ambush a patrol unit of six troops in Narathiwat on 17 February morning, fatally injuring one and severely hurting another. Keep reading ...
Care centre gives elderly folk a break
As Thailand becomes an ageing society, one of the most critical issues is how frail elderly folk can be taken care of when their children have to go out to make a living. Some have to ask their relatives to take care of their ageing family ...
US, ASEAN agree on freedom of navigation principle
President Barack Obama and the leaders of Southeast Asia called on 16 February for peaceful resolution of the region’s maritime disputes as they concluded a summit in California. Mr Obama told a news conference that disputes must be resolved by legal means, including a case brought by ...
New auto sector strategy released
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has issued a decision regarding the mechanisms and policies needed to implement the strategy for Vietnam’s automobile industry development through 2025, with a vision toward 2035. The measures will also cover the master plan for Vietnam’s automobile industry development through ...
Water shipped to parched Banteay Meanchey locale
At least 600 families in the remote Svay Chek district of Banteay Meanchey province are being threatened by a shortage of drinking water that began earlier this month, a provincial official said on 16 February. The water in the wells and rivers has been drying up ...
Koh Kong sand dredging impact studies due
The Ministry of Mines and Energy plans to release the environmental impact assessments of two controversial sand-dredging companies in Koh Kong “soon”, ministry spokesman Meng Saktheara said on 15 February. Activists from NGO Mother Nature – three of whom have been arrested for interfering with the ...
