French water companies seek possible opportunities in Cambodia
A delegation of eight French companies from the water management sector visited Phnom Penh yesterday, meeting with main Cambodian players in the sector and looking for new business opportunities in the country. More…
A few companies have signed agreements with Energy Resources to use their road while others like Tavan Tolgoi Trans find it more economical to build their own road parallel to the existing road.
Mirage-like, a slinky piece of asphalt appears on the horizon after hours of driving across the dusty Gobi Desert. What’s coming into sight is the only paved surface for miles around. Yet many trucks are driving alongside the new highway, not on it.
In southern Mongolia’s mineral-rich hills, mining companies – foreign-run and local alike – are having trouble sharing something that should be a no-brainer: the roads. Despite the region’s remoteness, More…
Open atmosphere of the banking businesses in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam allows for healthy participation by Thai banks
As business opportunities open wider ahead of the launch of the Asean Economic Community (AEC) in 2015, the four less-developed economies, often referred to as CLMV (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam) are among the most attractive for Thai investors. More…
Bangladesh wins the Earth Care Award 2012 for adaptation project
The Ministry of Environment and Forests has won the “Earth Care Award 2012” for pioneering Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change through Coastal Afforestation Project.
The $10 million project is being implemented by the UNDP under Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF) of the Global Environment Facilities (GEF) to reduce climate vulnerability in four coastal districts — Barguna, Bhola, Noakhali and Chittagong. More…
Construction of Myitsone Dam project in Kachin State
A hydropower project in Myanmar – one of the biggest in southeast Asia – is testing China’s capacity to influence its impoverished neighbour, and deal with a phenonomen rarely seen at home – the NGO.
The Chinese-led scheme was abruptly halted by the Myanmar government last September. In a rare reference to concerns about the enviroment and local people’s welfare, Myanmar’s president Thein Sein said the project would not resume in his term, which ends in 2015. More…
Kamchay Dam
Reposted from The New York Times
By Simon Marks
KAMPOT PROVINCE, CAMBODIA — Ever since she was a child, Bun Thavry and her family have ventured into the nearby hills above the Toek Chhou river in Kampot Province to chop down bamboo plants to weave into baskets. More…
