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Cambodian canal's impact on Mekong questioned
Published on 23/04/2025
» HANOI - The authority overseeing the transnational Mekong River wants Cambodia to share a feasibility study on the impact of a planned China-backed canal that would divert water from the rice-growing floodplains of Vietnam's Mekong Delta to the Gulf of Thailand.
Cambodia canal's impact on Mekong questioned after China signs deal
Reuters, Published on 23/04/2025
» PHNOM PENH — Cambodia should share a feasibility study on the impact of a planned China-backed canal that would divert water from the rice-growing floodplains of Vietnam's Mekong Delta, said the body overseeing the transnational river.
Factbox - Asian countries look to buy more US energy to offset trade imbalance
Published on 21/04/2025
» SINGAPORE - Asian governments are looking to buy more US oil and gas as they scramble to lower their trade surplus with Washington in hopes of easing their tariff burdens under President Donald Trump's sweeping new import duties.
Mistaken ID kill; athletic thief; grave robber's fright
News, Mae Moo, Published on 20/04/2025
» Deadly Songkran play
Cambodia and China commit to canal megaproject
Published on 19/04/2025
» Cambodia and China have signed a $1.2-billion financing agreement for a 150-kilometre canal that will link a branch of the Mekong River near Phnom Penh to a port on the Gulf of Thailand, ending months of uncertainty about the megaproject.
Cambodia eyes more China help as Xi visits amid US tariff standoff
Published on 17/04/2025
» Cambodia is betting on more financial support from China, including for infrastructure, as President Xi Jinping visits the country on Thursday at the end of a three-nation trip in Southeast Asia, a Cambodian government spokesman said.
The allure of fast merit
Life, Published on 14/04/2025
» Making merit by releasing fish is a popular activity among Thai people because it is believed that releasing fish will extend life, help them live a good life and prevent sickness. Since people nowadays do not have much time to buy fish at the market, some vendors prepare fish in plastic bags and sell them at temples or places of merit-making, so that people can conveniently buy and release them in a pond nearby.
Public warned to stay alert to drowning risk
Published on 11/04/2025
» Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsutin has warned the public to take extra care over the Songkran holidays given the annual rise in drownings around the time of the water festival.
Panama deal allows US to deploy troops to canal
AFP, Published on 11/04/2025
» PANAMA CITY - US troops will be able to deploy to a string of bases along the Panama Canal under a joint deal seen by AFP Thursday, a major concession to President Donald Trump as he seeks to reestablish influence over the vital waterway.
Trump's tariff pause gives relief, but China trade war intensifies
AFP, Published on 10/04/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump has abruptly paused tariffs on most countries, sparking euphoria on global markets on Thursday, but upped the ante on a brutal trade war with superpower rival China.