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The charity group We Love Yangon, established during the COVID-19 outbreak to eradicate poverty in rural areas across the Lancang-Mekong River basin, has its hands full. Fortunately, it has received a helping hand from its Chinese partners. The support from China is very important for Myanmar , said Zaw Win Khaing, the founder and general secretary of the community-based philanthropic association. Amid the pandemic, the group has distributed food to more than 30,000 poor households in the Yangon region of Myanmar. The Mekong River, known in China as the Lancang River, is a vital waterway for China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. ....
Tide turning for Mekong protesters Tide turning for Mekong protesters THAILAND: After almost two decades of campaigning against hydro-dams and water projects built on the Mekong River, local civic groups and conservationists finally launched the “Mekong People’s Forum,” with the hope of moving their campaign to a policy level. Fishermen relying on the Mekong River are seen in Muang district of Nakhon Phanom. Photo: Pattanapong Sripiachai. The forum was held on Dec 1–2 in Chiang Khong district, and attended by 200 people including local villagers, conservationists, journalists, and the US and Australian embassies in Bangkok. The Mekong People’s forum is the name not just of the event held last week but also a movement of civic groups located in eight provinces. In the past, these groups had no name but they have now come together under the general name “Mekong People’s Forum.” ....