NEWS
- Invasive fish
For years, an invasive fish has been devastating fisheries along Thailand’s coast. Now it has reached the country’s interior for the first time – and no one is sure how far it has already spread.
- by Pratch Rujivanarom
- 3 min read
- NEWS
Thousands of refugees from Myanmar have taken legal jobs in Thailand since a landmark policy took effect. For some, it’s a lifeline. For others, adjusting has been harder than expected.
- by HaRDstories and Delta News Agency
- Myanmar refugees
- 6 min read
- FEATURE
Bangkok’s street food vendors survive on razor-thin margins even in good times. A war they had no part in is pushing many of them into debt.
- by Rebecca. L. Root
- US-Iran conflict
- 8 min read
- FEATURE
Thousands of Cambodian families were cleared from Angkor Archaeological Park and resettled in a government-built city. Years later, the market sits empty, the debt is mounting and many have already left.
- by Kong Sreyrath
- Land rights
- 10 min read
- INVESTIGATION
Thailand is counting on forests to help meet its climate goals by offsetting emissions it can’t yet cut. But it can take years to know if a newly planted forest survives. One flagship project shows what can go wrong first.
- by Nicha Wachpanich
- Carbon credits
- 9 min read
- FEATURE
When NagaWorld dismissed 1,300 casino workers in 2021, it expected the dispute to end quickly. Five years later, hundreds of mostly female union members are still demanding reinstatement, union recognition and back pay.
- by Phoung Vantha
- NagaWorld
- 6 min read
NEWS
- FEATURE
- Love and resistance
He’s the calm strategist. She’s the one who takes the front line. For twenty years, Ornuch and Pramote Phonpinyo have split the work of running one of the country’s most enduring land rights networks.
- by Veerapong Soontornchattrawat
- 19 min read
- FEATURE
- Tonle Sap
The Tonle Sap lake supplies most of Cambodia’s protein and sustains millions of livelihoods. But dams and climate change are weakening its flood pulse, and fishers who once caught 50 kilograms a day are now returning with almost nothing.
- by Phoung Vantha
- 9 min read
- FEATURE
- Hazardous chemicals
Six years after a landmark pesticide ban, Thailand’s farming system is still built around chemical dependency. Campaigners say the country solved a scandal, not the system behind it.
- by Pratch Rujivanarom
- 10 min read
- NEWS
Laos has positioned itself as Southeast Asia’s leading hydropower exporter. Along its rivers, the cost has been measured in demolished temples, submerged shrines and communities still searching for stable ground.
- by Konlaphat Siri
- 4 min read
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Cheap methamphetamine from Myanmar is flooding Thailand’s Lahu communities, where poverty and decades of neglect have left young people with few alternatives. But some are fighting back – with ancient rituals, a shoestring charity and, for the first time, the law on their side.
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