Wednesday, April 20th, 2016
The Thailand Research Fund sponsored villagers in the Thai-Cambodian border area to conduct "cultural mapping" research. The findings show that many of them have a shared ancestry. The family members, however, have been divided by a series...
Friday, February 6th, 2015
After conflict between Thailand and Cambodia at the Chong Am Border Crossing, the two countries have formed a joint committee to begin surveying the contested watershed. Thailand suggests the area be declared a no-mans land.
Thursday, March 20th, 2014
Clark Labs has received a grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to create a baseline map of coastal habitats and the distribution of shrimp mariculture in Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand. The analysis is based on...
Sunday, June 16th, 2013
Australian archaeologists using remote-sensing technology have uncovered an ancient city in Cambodia that has remained hidden for more than a millennium under dense jungle undergrowth. Damian Evans, director of the University of Sydney's archaeological research center in...
Monday, May 20th, 2013
The fate of the forests around Khe Sanh exemplifies what is happening today in Vietnam and the greater Mekong region, which also includes Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Myanmar. Although some large blocks of forest remain intact, the...
Sunday, January 20th, 2013
Looking to compete with Chinese influence in the region, the U.S. government is making plans to help American companies win large-scale infrastructure projects in Cambodia, U.S. officials said on Thursday in Phnom Penh. The plans, which come as...
Monday, September 17th, 2012
Cambodian villagers armed with a little medical know-how -- and their mobile telephones -- are the nation's new foot soldiers in the fight against drug-resistant malaria. In the small village of Phnom Dambang near the Thai border, locals...
Thursday, August 23rd, 2012
Experts say wildlife and biodiversity throughout the world are rapidly decreasing. Many countries are experiencing problems caused by illegal hunting and also a loss of habitat. However, Cambodia has a unique story. While the government is cracking...
Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012
The new dams, planned for tributaries of the Mekong River in Southeast Asia, will be more environmentally destructive and will produce less energy than the dams in the main river, according to Stanford University researcher Guy Ziv. The...
Monday, November 14th, 2011
Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation has started preliminary surveying as the sole operator in Cambodia’s Block 17 onshore oil field, a 6,500 square-kilometre area of hilly forest in Kampong Thom, Preah Vihear and Siem Reap...
