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Laos issues new decree on dams
Reuters, Published on 25/02/2021
» The government of Laos issued new guidelines for managing hydropower dams aimed at minimising water shortages and flooding, state media reported on Thursday, amid debate on how its hydropower boom has altered the vital Mekong River.
China pledges Mekong River data-sharing
Reuters, Published on 24/08/2020
» China's prime minister pledged on Monday to share more water management data from its portion of the Mekong River with its neighbours in Southeast Asia after US criticism that it was "hoarding" water and hurting livelihoods downstream.
Indonesia toxic river should be drinkable 'in 7 years'
Reuters, Published on 23/02/2018
» JAKARTA: Indonesia's president on Thursday said water from the Citarum River should be made drinkable within seven years under a new cleanup project for the Java island river often ranked among the world's most polluted.
Cambodia's Sihanoukville morphs into 'Macau 2'
Reuters, Published on 07/12/2017
» SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia: Between Sihanoukville's beaches and its multiplying casinos, "Lao Qi" and Bun Saroeun run restaurants barely a hundred dusty metres apart. But their fortunes could not be more different.
Hurricane Irma barrels toward Caribbean, southern US
Reuters, Published on 05/09/2017
» Hurricane Irma, a powerful Category 4 storm, ploughed toward the Caribbean and the southern United States on Tuesday as islands in its path braced for possible life-threatening winds, storm surges and flooding.
Coal mines forced to plant trees
Business, Reuters, Published on 11/05/2017
» SHANGHAI: China will force collieries to plant trees, boost efficiency, cut down noise and seal off facilities from the outside world as part of a new "green mining" plan aimed at curbing pollution, according to a policy document published on Wednesday.
Modi moves towards 'Hindu India
Reuters, Published on 20/03/2017
» NEW DELHI - A saffron-robed Hindu holy man was sworn in on Sunday to lead India's most populous state, sealing what appears to be a shift in course by Prime Minister Narendra Modi that could redefine the world's largest democracy as a Hindu nation.