The Mekong is drying up. What now?
A host of issues are tied together with climate change in the region and will require a sustained and coordinated effort to overcome.
Sat Aug 17 2024
China's Mekong dams turn Thai fishing villages into 'ghost towns'
Those who live by the Mekong collecting river weed for decades, but their harvest has fallen since China built nearly a dozen dams upstream.
Wed Mar 22 2023
Mekong villagers land heaviest ever freshwater fish
Cambodian villagers caught a stingray that weighed in at 300kg which took around a dozen men to haul to shore.
Tue Jun 21 2022
China's wild elephants seek room to roam as habitats shrink
The Jinghong Hydropower Plant has made the Mekong river, impossible for elephants to cross, further fragmenting their habitats.
Tue Jul 20 2021
Faced with climate challenges, Vietnamese rice farmers switch to shrimp
The switch to shrimp from rice, however, comes with its own host of environmental problems.
Thu May 06 2021
Mekong River at 'worrying' low level amid calls for more Chinese dam data
Low rainfall and dams on the Lower Mekong and tributaries also contributed to the drop in levels.
Fri Feb 12 2021
14 Laos plane crash victims identified
Lao Airlines on Saturday said it had identified almost half of the 32 bodies so far recovered after a plane carrying dozens of people, many of them foreign travellers, plunged into the Mekong River.
Sat Oct 19 2013
Search for bodies after deadly Laos plane crash
A Lao Airlines plane carrying 49 people from the capital Vientiane to the southern town of Pakse crashed killing all on board.
Thu Oct 17 2013
Ashes of Cambodia's ex-king lowered into river
Cambodians lined the banks of the Mekong River on Tuesday as the ashes of their revered former King Norodom Sihanouk were lowered into the murky water a day after his cremation in Phnom Penh.
Tue Feb 05 2013
COP29 climate summit draft proposes rich countries pay $250 billion per year
The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Bomb squad sent to London's Gatwick Airport after terminal evacuation
This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Kelantan urges caution amidst northeast monsoon rains
Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern receives UN leadership award
Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.
Fri Nov 22 2024
ICC'S arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant an apt decision - PM
The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Fri Nov 22 2024
KTMB provides two additional ETS trains for Christmas, school holidays
KTMB will provide two additional ETS trains for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and return trips in conjunction with the holidays.
Fri Nov 22 2024
BNM'S international reserves rise to USD118 bil as at Nov 15, 2024
Malaysia's international reserves rose to US$118.0 billion as at Nov 15, 2024, up from US$117.6 billion on Oct 30, 2024.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Findings by dark energy researchers back Einstein's conception of gravity
The findings announced are part of a years-long study of the history of the cosmos focusing upon dark energy.
Fri Nov 22 2024
NRES responds to Rimbawatch press release on COP29
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) wishes to offer the following clarifications to the issues raised.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Online Safety Bill and Anti-Cyberbullying Laws must carefully balance rights and protections
The Online Safety Advocacy Group (OSAG) stands united with people in Malaysia in the fight against serious online harms.
Fri Nov 22 2024