NAKAI PLATEAU Friday, November 06, 2009 (IRIN) - Over 6,000 people have been resettled to make way for a controversial dam in central Laos: The Nam Theun 2 Dam, the country's single largest
PHANOP Thursday, November 12, 2009 (IRIN) - A close look at this river bank village on the Ho Chi Minh trail bordering Vietnam reveals details which belie its tranquility. (source: IRIN) - RSS feeds
NAIROBI Thursday, November 26, 2009 (IRIN) - From the first goat sales about five years ago, creative NGO fundraisers have expanded a range of animal and farm-related "gifts" for sale online to
BANGKOK Friday, November 13, 2009 (IRIN) - A recent spate of natural disasters in Asia has further underscored the importance of breastfeeding during emergencies, with a need for additional policies
BANGKOK Monday, December 14, 2009 (IRIN) - Fuelled by political instability and lacklustre crop prices, opium poppy cultivation is on the rise in Myanmar in a worrying trend that may undo containment
BANGKOK Thursday, December 17, 2009 (IRIN) - More funds and policies are needed for disaster risk reduction to protect vulnerable communities in the Asia Pacific region, says the International
VIENTIANE Tuesday, December 29, 2009 (IRIN) - Three months after tropical storm Ketsana struck southern Laos, leaving 28 people dead and more than US$90 million in damages, thousands of survivors now
BANGKOK Tuesday, January 19, 2010 (IRIN) - The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) says it still has no access to more than 4,000 Lao Hmong deported from Thailand three weeks ago amid an international furore.
PHNOM PENH Wednesday, June 10, 2009 (IRIN) - Sam Pov, a rice farmer in Cambodia's western Battambang Province, is very worried that his land will be taken over by a foreign investor. ''I've heard the
VIENTIANE Thursday, June 25, 2009 (IRIN) - A burgeoning rodent population is damaging crops and worsening the food security situation for thousands of families across northern Laos, but experts
DAKAR Friday, April 10, 2009 (IRIN) - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a test that can detect the deadly H5N1 virus in humans through throat or nose swabs in 40 minutes. Current
BANGKOK Wednesday, December 23, 2009 (IRIN) - On 26 December, 2004, a magnitude 9.15 earthquake struck off Indonesia's Aceh Province on Sumatra island. It was followed by a tsunami which killed more
DAKAR Wednesday, April 22, 2009 (IRIN) - Water levels have declined over the past 50 years in some of the world's largest rivers - including those serving large populations in China, West Africa and
BANGKOK Tuesday, April 21, 2009 (IRIN) - Some 375 million people a year will probably be affected by climate change-related disasters by 2015 - up from 250 million a year as at present - says a new
VIENTIANE Wednesday, May 20, 2009 (IRIN) - The controversy surrounding the trial this month of a British woman by Lao courts for alleged drug trafficking has focused attention on drug use and
DAKAR Friday, May 08, 2009 (IRIN) - The International Movement of the Red Cross is calling on people to do more to help those in need, as it launches its three-year 'Our world, Your move' campaign.
BANGKOK/MANILA Friday, May 08, 2009 (IRIN) - Southeast Asian countries have agreed to boost anti-viral stockpiles and consolidate regional efforts to prevent a spread of the H1N1 swine flu. (source:
BALI Tuesday, May 05, 2009 (IRIN) - NGOs have criticised a decision by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to triple its capital, claiming projects it funded have done more harm than good to communities
BANGKOK Tuesday, May 12, 2009 (IRIN) - International aid groups have welcomed a decision by the Lao government to allow local NGOs to register and operate as independent entities for the first time.
VIENTIANE Tuesday, December 29, 2009 (IRIN) - Three months after tropical storm Ketsana struck southern Laos, leaving 28 dead and an estimated US$90 million worth of damage to property and
SAVANNAKHET Thursday, February 18, 2010 (IRIN) - Small towns in Laos are experiencing an influx of migrants in search of better living conditions, increasing the strain on infrastructure and services
JOHANNESBURG Wednesday, November 11, 2009 (IRIN) - A move by donor countries to provide aid agencies with cash, allowing them the flexibility to source cheaper or more appropriate food in the region
BANGKOK Friday, December 11, 2009 (IRIN) - Unusually heavy flooding in the past 18 months has prompted the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), to ramp up preparedness and response efforts to
