Earth

How environmental change is shaping Southeast Asia.

Earth • STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 05, 2018 • 15 min read

Renewable energy The price of power

By Amanda Kaufmann • Sep 05, 2018
The deadly dam collapse in Laos in 2018 brings Cambodia’s own grand plans for hydropower into question – and thrusts solar power to the forefront of the Kingdom’s quest for energy independence

Earth • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 19, 2018 • 9 min read

Bangkok Losing its soul

By Katrin Kuntz • Jul 19, 2018
Thailand’s military government wants to turn the chaotic metropolis of Bangkok into a kind of Singapore: tidy, sterile and easily controllable – and thus, a symbol of its power

Earth • Jun 25, 2018 • 6 min read
Cambodia

Agriculture branches out as rice returns flatten

Although rice has long fed both the people and the economy of Cambodia, experts say that crop diversification and increased investment are needed to take the agriculture industry to the next level
By Euan Black

Earth • Jun 13, 2018 • 8 min read
Urban migration

Brunei’s troubled heart

The once-populous district of Kampong Ayer, a community of stilted homes and wooden walkways, is a shell of what it once was in its heyday as residents drift to the city
By Pete Ford

Earth • May 16, 2018 • 8 min read
Cambodia

The air we breathe

A year ago, Cambodia’s Ministry of Environment began monitoring Phnom Penh’s levels of the most damaging known air pollutant, PM2.5. How will the information gained be used?
By Janelle Retka

Earth • Apr 25, 2018 • 3 min read
Superfoods

Purple grain

Siam Organic is helping to tackle Thai poverty while also jumping on the superfood bandwagon with a new breed of richly coloured rice that it claims is the healthiest in the world
By Cristyn Lloyd

Earth • Apr 23, 2018 • 7 min read
West Papua

Preserving paradise

Indonesia's Raja Ampat archipelago is the most biodiverse marine environment in the world. But as word of its magnificence gets out, and visitors swoop in, locals and expats alike are striving to protect the paradise
By Carolyn Beasley

Earth • Apr 11, 2018 • 9 min read
Myanmar

Dark clouds on the horizon

Despite grave warnings over the environmental costs, Myanmar is pushing ahead with a number of coal-fired power plants. The villagers who will suffer the most are fighting back
By Brennan O'Connor

Earth • Mar 14, 2018 • 10 min read
Exotic wildlife trade

Are we helping illegal animal traffickers?

Southeast Asia has long been a hub for the exotic wildlife trade, but the business is increasingly moving online - where unwitting social media users are playing a part in its proliferation
By Cristyn Lloyd

Earth • Feb 19, 2018 • 8 min read
Indonesia

Caught at the crossroads

The country with arguably the world's worst traffic is having to rely on civilians to manage congestion, but not everyone thinks Indonesia's freelance traffic organisers are helping
By Aisyah Llewellyn