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Laos’ illegal wildlife shops boom by duping Chinese mass tour groups
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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.
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Indonesian palm oil company sues experts who helped secure $18m pollution ruling
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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 company for massive fires in Borneo.
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Thai court rules eight defendants were trafficking victims, not criminals
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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 victim identification.
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Viet Nam’s mega tourism project threatens langurs, livelihoods
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Conglomerate Sun Group pushes forward with land reclamation plan on Cát Bà island that many fear will affect UNESCO-listed site
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Behind closed doors: Thailand moves toward secret proceedings in trials of activists
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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 publication of information on the proceedings, raising questions about judicial transparency and concerns that defendants were not receiving fair trials. In response, the question of…
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The cost of cloud: Viet Nam’s data center push comes with a price tag
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This article was originally published on Mekong Eye as Creative Commons. Over the past year, global tech giants like Google, NVIDIA and Microsoft have expressed an interest in investing in data centers in Viet Nam. With many policymakers hopeful about the country becoming a key digital hub in Southeast Asia, some critical questions arise: Can…
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Legal recognition at last for Thailand’s indigenous peoples?
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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 on ancestral lands, and cultural erasure.
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Refugees and Thai agencies address Hun Sen’s leaked audio on dissident crackdown in Thailand
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A Thai House Committee discusses security risks related to reportedly leaked call audio alleging that Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen ordered actions against refugees.
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How Myanmar’s gold rush threatens international rivers
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Satellite data suggests unregulated gold mines near the Thai-Myanmar border may be polluting transboundary waterways
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As Thailand’s fishing cats face habitat loss and conflict, experts seek resolution
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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.
