Water samples collected from the Kok River and nearby stretches of the Mekong revealed arsenic concentrations exceeding the ...

A planned trip by the Mekong River Commission (MRC), a regional body tasked with overseeing the use of the Mekong River, to ...

Arsenic contamination thought to be from Myanmar mines prompts calls for urgent regional action and warnings of risks to local communities.

Arsenic contamination in the Mekong River near Thailand is linked to Myanmar mining. Officials urge caution and plan cross-border monitoring.

STUNG TRENG, Cambodia — As the Mekong River descends into Cambodia from neighboring Laos, flowing languidly past sandbanks and forest-covered islands, it’s hard to imagine the explosion of ...

Bangladesh is known as the land of rivers and flooding, despite almost all of its water originating outside the territory.

Secretariat is warning about a "moderately serious" situation following the detection of heavy metal contamination in the Mekong River, believed to have originated from poorly regulated mining ...

Water levels along the Mekong River have surged after weeks of rainfall, prompting authorities to issue warnings of flash floods and landslides in several areas in the Northeast.

According to the local news website Lao Phattana News report on Thursday, continuous heavy rainfall from July 2 to 7 triggered flash floods and landslides in Vientiane province. Five villages were ...

As the 14th Dalai Lama celebrates his 90th birthday with thousands of Tibetan Buddhists, there’s already tension over how the ...

Art lovers are invited to cross the Mekong River to Vientiane in Laos to visit "Traversing The Mekong", a special art exhibition held in celebration of the 75th anniversary of Thai-Lao diplomatic ...