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An Environmental Report Card for Southeast Asia
As school semesters come to a close across Southeast Asia, and teachers begin calculating final scores, another type of assessment is called for: an environmental report card for the region. While evaluating every environmental issue that has arisen in every country is unfeasible, it is ...
Gregory McCann
Corruption in Thailand: Running in Place
The military junta, despite promises, has made little progress in weeding out corruption. One of the claims used by Thai military leaders to justify their coup in 2014 was that the administration of then-Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra was corrupt.Keep reading ...
Neil Thompson
The Unfolding Mekong Development Disaster
The Mekong has long cast a mystical spell over adventurers, wildlife experts, and scientists enchanted by its spectacular rapids and waterfalls, along with its endangered dolphins, giant manta rays, and Siamese crocodiles. The river’s biodiversity is second only to the Amazon.Keep reading ...
Tom Fawthrop
New Climate Change Fears, Old Mekong Problems
The Mekong River, one of the world’s longest and resource-rich rivers, deserves international attention and recognition as a frontier with governments and developers — who see the river an industrial production tool — on one side and the people who live along its vast waterways ...
Luke Hunt
What’s Next for China-Thailand Military Ties in 2018?
On January 26, Thailand’s military carried out a high-profile test of Chinese-built battle tanks, with media outlets invited to witness the event. The development once again put the focus on the Southeast Asian state’s deepening cooperation with Beijing in the defense realm.Keep reading ...
Prashanth Parameswaran
