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Coronavirus fuels modern slavery threat for Asian garment workersFor the first time, India and Bangladesh were in the 'extreme risk' category, joining China and Myanmar in a group of 32 countries with the worst risk of slave labour, according to a global index. -
Under cover of Covid-19, loggers ravage Cambodian wildlife sanctuaryKeo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary in Cambodia has lost almost a fifth of its forest cover since 2010, largely to agricultural expansion, illegal logging, and land grabbing.
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In Cambodia, a new environment code languishes in legal limboDeforestation, illegal sand mining and other environmental problems are rampant in Cambodia, which has lost nearly a quarter of its tree cover since 2000. -
Garment workers seen losing up to US$5.8 billion in wages during coronavirusSome workers—already on poverty pay—have received less than half their income during the Covid pandemic.
Opinion
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Asean's road to a green economic recovery– Faced with a grim economic outlook, how can Asean member states include the clean energy transition in their Covid-19 recovery plan? -
Stopping Cambodia’s reckless urban development– State capture has turned the Cambodian government into an agent of private industrial interests, rather than a defender of citizens' interests. The country urgently needs a proper civil registration system and a modern land registry. -
Roving bandits and looted coastlines: How the global appetite for sand is fuelling a crisisPolicy & Finance
Roving bandits and looted coastlines: How the global appetite for sand is fuelling a crisis
– As sand markets boom, entrepreneurs, organized crime and others are cashing in — leaving widespread environmental damage in their wake.
Videos
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Which is Southeast Asia's most advanced clean energy nation?– Southeast Asian nations are racing to bring clean, affordable power to their people, but one country is outrunning them all. How can states make their renewable energy transition a success?
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Clothing the Loop: Art made from textile scraps shows the true cost of fashion– An abandoned garment factory in Phnom Penh is reclaimed by artists in a haunting exhibition that depicts the impact of the fashion industry on the environment.
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Thailand's AIT invents 'off the grid' solar toilet and sewer system– The Asian Institute of Technology demonstrates how the heat from solar power can help disinfect septic tanks at the recently held Reinvent the Toilet exhibition in New Delhi, India.
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