it will be the eighth dam on the Lancang River—China's name for its 1,300-mile stretch of the Mekong. In recent years Boontom and many others here have sold their fishing boats and switched to ...
Cambodia has placed tough restrictions on fishing in the vast river to ... killed in nets. Numbers of Irrawaddy dolphins -- which once swam through much of the mighty Mekong -- have dwindled ...
The Mekong River in Thailand’s northern Chiang Khong ... showed ST the amount of fishing nets he seized during his patrols. ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI He said he used to confiscate up to 6km worth ...
A big spike in water levels has been detected along the Mekong River which could threaten the livelihoods of tens of thousands of people who live hand to mouth off crops planted along the banks of the ...
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 ...
The China-backed Techo Funan Canal, which will connect the Mekong River to the country’s coast, has given rise to environmental and security concerns. The proposed Funan Techo Canal is set to ...
PHNOM PENH, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Conservationists on Monday embarked on a four-day 120-km relay swim down the Mekong River to raise awareness about the protection of the critically endangered ...