Bootleg liquor, not water, killed Cambodian villagers
May 7, 2018
A senior Cambodian health official says 14 villagers whose sudden deaths were thought to have been caused by polluted water actually died from drinking rice wine containing methanol
Suspected water contamination kills 10 Cambodians; 120 ill
May 6, 2018
A health official says 10 Cambodian villagers have died and 120 others are sickened after drinking water suspected to be contaminated with insecticide
Census finds increase in Mekong River's Irrawaddy dolphins
Apr 23, 2018
Cambodia's government and a major conservation group say the number of critically endangered Irrawaddy dolphins along a stretch of the Mekong River has increased for the first time in 20 years but the animals still face serious threats
Vietnam jails activist for livestreaming pollution march
Feb 7, 2018
A court in central Vietnam has sentenced an activist to 14 years in jail for livestreaming fishermen marching to file a lawsuit against a Taiwan-owned steel plant's spill of toxins into the ocean
Cambodian forest protectors slain after confronting loggers
Jan 31, 2018
A forest protection ranger, a military police officer and a conservation worker have been killed in part of Cambodia where illegal logging and smuggling are rife
Nest of endangered giant softshell turtle found in Cambodia
Dec 19, 2017
Conservationists have found a nest of the endangered Asian giant softshell turtle on a Mekong River sandbar in northeastern Cambodia, while 115 new species of various other animal and plant life have been discovered in the greater Mekong region
Rare crocodile eggs hatched at Cambodian conservation center
Aug 15, 2017
Nine eggs of an endangered crocodile species found in the wild in June and taken to a conservation center in southern Cambodia have hatched
Researchers in Cambodia find nest of rare riverine bird
Jul 20, 2017
Wildlife researchers in Cambodia say they have found a breeding location for the masked finfoot bird, one of the world's most endangered, raising hopes of its continuing survival
Pacific ministers commit to move ahead with pact without US
May 21, 2017
The Pacific Rim trade ministers meeting in Vietnam have committed to move ahead with the Trans Pacific Partnership trade pact after the United States pulled out
Vietnam maintains ban on deep-water fishing in polluted area
May 18, 2017
Vietnam is maintaining a ban on deep-water fishing in four central provinces one year after a Taiwanese-owned steel plant discharged toxins into the sea and caused the country's worst environmental disaster
