Stakeholders are concerned about the legitimacy of the multinational approval process for Laos' Luangprabang hydropower project, after recommendations to lower the environmental impact were raised, but few were accepted during a meeting of the Mekong River Commission (MRC) last week …
US Ambassador Wants Cambodian Opposition Leader Kem Sokha Freed, Despite Easing of Restrictions
The U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia Patrick Murphy on Monday called for the full restoration of former opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) president Kem Sokha's freedom, saying that the easing of restrictions as part of his de facto house arrest …
Australians Warned of ‘catastrophic’ Bushfires
Australian officials are warning of "catastrophic fire danger" as dozens of bushfires blazed in the state of New South Wales.
As of early Monday, 64 fires were burning the New South Wales Rural Fire Service said in a tweet. Of …
Laos Defends Latest Plans to Dam the Mekong
VIENTIANE, LAOS - Laos has dismissed fears that its next hydropower dam on the Mekong River would devastate downstream communities after neighboring countries and rights groups raised their doubts at a regional forum in the capital last week.
The tiny …
Two Dead, Dozens Hurt, 150-plus Homes Lost in Australia Wildfires
CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - Wildfires razing Australia's drought-stricken east coast have left two people dead and several missing, more than 30 injured and more than 150 homes destroyed, officials said Saturday.
Around 1,500 firefighters were battling more than 70 fires across …
Cambodian Opposition Leader Doesn’t Return as Promised
PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA - Self-exiled Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy, who had promised to return Saturday to Cambodia from Paris to mark the country's 66th Independence Day, landed in Malaysia Saturday, but he did not return to Cambodia, after months …