The Mekong River Commission has delayed the release of a smartphone app that it said would provide flood warnings and AI-generated weather reports for the millions of people living alongside Southeast Asia’s longest river. bit.ly/4dDtBs2

First, they broke the brakes on my car and almost drove me off the road on my way to work. Second, they vandalized my car and scrawled all over it. My windshield was damaged and had to be replaced. Third, they terrorized me by placing a homemade bomb next to my house. The bomb

Xayaburi dam's fish ladder works or does it? Study relying on data from dam owner raises conflict of interest questions #Mekong #Laos rfa.org/english/englis…

Indonesia’s plan to convert more than two million hectares of conservation and indigenous lands into agriculture will damage the environment, create conflict and add to greenhouse gas emissions, according to a study for the Papua region mega-project. bit.ly/48LXm9c

Warning by Indonesian govt surveyor on Papua mega project appears to go unheeded rfa.org/english/enviro…

Russia, Gulf states, India try to derail plastic pollution treaty negotiations rfa.org/english/enviro…

Dueling powers the United States, China and Russia are having a rare moment of unanimity on the world stage. But it’s likely at the expense of the health of the planet. rfa.org/english/enviro…

Approximately 200 journalists have fled into Thailand amid the worsening violence in Myanmar. Thuzar is one of them. Read her story: bit.ly/49DCDF2 #Myanmar

Mekong treasures: tiny shrew mole, fanged furry hedgehog among new discoveries rfa.org/english/enviro…

Tibet is the new frontier for China's 'water-industrial complex' rfa.org/english/enviro…

EXPLAINED: Why research on Xayaburi dam in Laos remains opaque rfa.org/english/enviro… #Mekong

Pacific island nation Kiribati explores deep sea mining deal with China after The Metals Company surrenders a third of its Pacific exploration rights #deepseamining rfa.org/english/enviro…

Journalists visiting deported Uyghurs in Xinjiang face Chinese surveillance rfa.org/english/uyghur…

Earthquake near Mandalay in Myanmar was magnitude 7.7 at depth of 10 km, according to USGS. Felt very strongly around the region.

Junta declares state of emergency after powerful earthquake hits Mandalay in war-torn Myanmar and causes deaths, damage, panic 1,000 kilometers away in Bangkok rfa.org/english/myanma…

Powerful earthquake hits Myanmar, killing at least 70 people and toppling buildings rfa.org/english/myanma…

Migrant workers face grim wait after Bangkok high-rise collapse rfa.org/english/myanma…

“At least 84 U.S. Agency for Global Media, or USAGM, journalists in the United States on work visas could face deportation, including at least 23 ‘at serious risk of being immediately arrested upon arrival and potentially imprisoned,’” For shame. apnews.com/article/radio-…