China's Mekong dams turn Thai fishing villages into 'ghost towns'
Those who live by the Mekong collecting river weed for decades, but their harvest has fallen since China built nearly a dozen dams upstream.
Wed Mar 22 2023
Mekong villagers land heaviest ever freshwater fish
Cambodian villagers caught a stingray that weighed in at 300kg which took around a dozen men to haul to shore.
Tue Jun 21 2022
China's wild elephants seek room to roam as habitats shrink
The Jinghong Hydropower Plant has made the Mekong river, impossible for elephants to cross, further fragmenting their habitats.
Tue Jul 20 2021
Faced with climate challenges, Vietnamese rice farmers switch to shrimp
The switch to shrimp from rice, however, comes with its own host of environmental problems.
Thu May 06 2021
Mekong River at 'worrying' low level amid calls for more Chinese dam data
Low rainfall and dams on the Lower Mekong and tributaries also contributed to the drop in levels.
Fri Feb 12 2021
14 Laos plane crash victims identified
Lao Airlines on Saturday said it had identified almost half of the 32 bodies so far recovered after a plane carrying dozens of people, many of them foreign travellers, plunged into the Mekong River.
Sat Oct 19 2013
Search for bodies after deadly Laos plane crash
A Lao Airlines plane carrying 49 people from the capital Vientiane to the southern town of Pakse crashed killing all on board.
Thu Oct 17 2013
Ashes of Cambodia's ex-king lowered into river
Cambodians lined the banks of the Mekong River on Tuesday as the ashes of their revered former King Norodom Sihanouk were lowered into the murky water a day after his cremation in Phnom Penh.
Tue Feb 05 2013
Operasi LRA Sungai Linggi dihentikan, air berbau minyak
Operasi di Loji Rawatan Air Sungai Linggi Port Dickson terpaksa ditutup sementara berikutan terdapat masalah kualiti air mentah susulan terdapat bau minyak yang tinggi.
Sun May 05 2024
Tambah ahli Bersatu hadapi PRN Sabah - Muhyiddin
Parti Bersatu Sabah diminta untuk memperkukuhkan parti dengan menambah keahlian bagi menghadapi pilihan raya negeri (PRN) nanti.
Sun May 05 2024
TH lakukan persiapan akhir, sedia sambut ketibaan jemaah haji
Berbaki empat hari lagi untuk penerbangan pertama jemaah Malaysia, petugas Tabung Haji (TH) semakin giat melakukan persiapan akhir.
Sun May 05 2024
32 lagi rakyat Palestin terbunuh
Sekurang-kurangnya 32 rakyat Palestin terbunuh, manakala 41 lagi cedera dalam tempoh 24 jam lalu ketika Israel meneruskan serangan ke atas Semenanjung Gaza yang dikepung.
Sun May 05 2024
Sahabat sungai guna puisi tingkat kesedaran mengenai kebersihan sungai
Sahabat Sungai Malaysia menggunakan medium puisi untuk meningkatkan kesedaran mengenai kebersihan sungai.
Sun May 05 2024
Inovasi Lemang Cikgu siap dalam tempoh sejam setengah
Pengusaha Lemang Cikgu, perkenal inovasi memasak dengan menggunakan peralatan, yang membolehkan lemang siap dalam tempoh sejam setengan sahaja.
Sun May 05 2024
Penunjuk perasaan dihentikan basikal polis Michigan
Penunjuk perasaan di luar Muzium Seni Universiti Michigan ditolak anggota polis menggunakan basikal mereka pada Jumaat malam.
Sun May 05 2024
Perdana Menteri bakal rasmi peluncuran NACS, strategi baharu perangi rasuah
Kerajaan akan melancarkan Strategi Pembanterasan Rasuah Nasional (National Anti-Corruption Strategies, NACS) 2024-2028.
Sun May 05 2024
Mangsa banjir di Kota Tinggi kekal 300 orang
Jumlah mangsa banjir di daerah ini kekal 300 orang daripada 69 keluarga.
Sun May 05 2024
Malaysia terus komited sokong OIC
Malaysia terus berpegang teguh kepada sokongan terhadap pertubuhan kerjasama islam (OIC) dalam mempromosi keamanan, keselamatan dan pembangunan ummah.
Sun May 05 2024