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Nikkei Asia
4 days ago
- Nikkei Asia
Thais fear Myanmar rare-earth mining is polluting rivers
Chiang Rai province is a border region where Thailand, Myanmar and Laos meet along the Mekong River. (Photo by Kosuke Inoue) KOSUKE INOUE August 17, 2025 08:51 JST MAE AI, Thailand/CHIANG RAI, Thailand -- Chinese rare-earth mining in Myanmar may be sending toxic substances into waterways flowing through Thailand into the Mekong River, local people and experts say, raising worries about the impact on agricultural exports, tourism and food safety.
Nikkei Asia
03-08-2025
- Nikkei Asia
Sex and blackmail scandal rocks Thailand's Buddhist community
Scandalized Thai monks are causing a crisis in public confidence in Buddhism. (Yuki Kohara) KOSUKE INOUE BANGKOK -- Thailand's revered and tradition-bound community of saffron-robed Buddhist monks, long regarded as the moral foundation of Thai society, has been significantly disrupted by a sex and blackmail scandal.
Nikkei Asia
02-07-2025
- Business
- Nikkei Asia
COMAC's bid for Lao Airlines draws pushback over Chinese control
COMAC delivered a C909 regional aircraft to Lao Airlines earlier this year. (COMAC) KOSUKE INOUE, SHIZUKA TANABE and KEIICHI FURUKAWA BANGKOK/GUANGZHOU/TOKYO -- A bid by Chinese aircraft maker COMAC to purchase a majority stake in troubled flag carrier Lao Airlines has triggered a dispute over allowing China to expand its influence in Laos' transportation sector. COMAC, a state-owned enterprise, is discussing the deal with Laotian government. The aim is to reach an agreement by September.
