by Ko Wild | Mizzima | Friday, 27 February 2009 Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – There was exchange of gunfire on February 18 between Burmese Army troops and a drug trafficking gang operating in Meng Peng region, Shan State in the Golden Triangle. The LIB 526 and 359 clashed with Sai Nau Kham-led remnants of the [...]
VietNamNet Bridge Over 20,000 workers in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta provinces’ seafood processing factories are at risk of losing their jobs, with most working at just 30-40 per cent capacity. A huge shortage in the supply of shrimps and fish for processing is blamed as the root cause of the problem. This marks a [...]
HA NOI — Action needs to be taken at all levels across the Greater Mekong region to guarantee the security of water resources in the southern tip province of Ca Mau, according to a recent study by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). The study was carried out in partnership with Viet Nam’s Southern [...]
CHIANG RAI, Feb 5 (TNA) – Water level in the Mekong River in the northern province of Chiang Rai was way below normal even though summer has not yet begun, affecting water transport, according to a border official. Chiang Saen Customs House chief Winai Chinthongprasert said Chiang Rai is expected to face severe drought conditions [...]
VietNamNet Bridge – Bird flu has the potential to spread in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta, said Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Diep Kinh Tan. Tan made the announcement at a work session focused on protecting livestock from bird flu and other epidemics held in Ha Noi yesterday. After first discovering the avian [...]