The Myanmar military burned villages but couldn’t destroy memories. Now Rohingya refugees are turning salvaged family photographs and faded certificates into evidence of their historical presence in a country that…

Chinese tourists are tricked into paying high prices for illegal wildlife products they’re led to believe are sustainable, and a new report suggests the trade in Laos is expanding.

Two top Indonesian environmental experts, Bambang Hero Saharjo and Basuki Wasis, are being sued by palm oil firm PT Kalimantan Lestari Mandiri for their court testimony that helped convict the…

A Thai court cleared eight defendants of criminal charges, ruling they were victims coerced by Chinese scammer groups rather than willing participants – a verdict that exposes systemic problems in…

Conglomerate Sun Group pushes forward with land reclamation plan on Cát Bà island that many fear will affect UNESCO-listed site

More frequent, longer-lasting groundwater floods in Chiang Mai’s Mueang Na village raise urgent questions about disaster preparedness in a changing climate

A growing number of Thai activists facing charges for political expression are being tried behind closed doors. In several recent cases, the courts ordered in camera trials and prohibited the…

This article was originally published on Mekong Eye. Over the past year, global tech giants like Google, NVIDIA and Microsoft have expressed an interest in investing in data centers in…

After decades of campaigning, Thailand’s six million indigenous people stand at the threshold of legal recognition. A landmark bill, set for July vote, could transform their struggle against statelessness, criminalisation…

A Thai House Committee discusses security risks related to reportedly leaked call audio alleging that Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen ordered actions against refugees.

Satellite data suggests unregulated gold mines near the Thai-Myanmar border may be polluting transboundary waterways

Fishing cats have lost vast swathes of their former range in Thailand, where decades of wetland conversion to fish farms, shrimp ponds and plantations have decimated their numbers.

Thai and Myanmar nationals in Thailand are collecting and delivering donations through grassroots networks, navigating logistics challenges to avoid giving to Myanmar’s junta government.

Hear from Chiang Mai’s creative workers as they navigate rock-bottom wages, contract violations, and harsh working conditions, while employers cite obstacles to paying a living wage, and what makes it…

Prum Socheat throws a meditation pad on the floor of the Metta Forest pagoda and squats, flipping through photos collected from pagoda events. The lead monk acts as a school…

One year ago, Cambodia jailed five activists from the award-winning environmentalist group Mother Nature Cambodia for plotting against the government, after they had sounded the alarm about river pollution and…

They escaped Vietnam seeking safety in Thailand, with many betting on eventual resettlement in America. But Trump’s refugee restrictions have left them stranded – their future more uncertain than ever.

Six Thai autopart workers enter their third week of hunger strike, demanding accountability after hundreds were unfairly dismissed.

As protestors scramble to prevent rollbacks to environmental and labour protections, a leading politician defends the changes

Expansion of the delta’s high-speed roads has been rocky, while the alternative, elevated highways, poses separate challenges

Environmental defenders across Southeast Asia face threats, violence and legal hurdles in their fight for justice. Five share their struggles

Environmental law watchdog ClientEarth is demanding immediate action from authorities in Poland to crack down on imports of sanctioned Myanmar teak into the country

Families promised a better future at relocation sites offered by a Chinese developer now struggle with infertile land, disappearing jobs and unfulfilled development pledges

Long-term intensive chemical use in Laos’ banana farms has degraded the country’s once-fertile soil, and it may take nearly half a century to restore it

The country should approach gas-fired power development with caution, write the authors of a new report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis

Three new irrigation dams have been approved in Cambodia’s Cardamom Mountains, overlapping with two carbon credit projects

As Thailand’s ambitious land bridge project advances, grassroots efforts from citizen scientists and local researchers emerge to ensure that biodiversity and ecosystems are not overlooked

Discarded or “ghost” fishing gear comprises 10% of all marine plastic debris in the ocean, persisting for decades and passively catching and killing species from sea snails to whale sharks