By Napat Wesshasartar and Devjyot Ghoshal THA TON, Thailand (Reuters) -For most of her life, 59-year-old farmer Tip Kamlue ...

Global demand for rare earth minerals is driving the toxic pollution of some of Asia’s most important rivers, threatening the health and livelihoods of tens of millions of people.

Stretching over 4,000 kilometers from the Tibetan Plateau to the South China Sea, the Mekong River supports more than 60 ...

The escalating global demand for rare earth minerals is causing severe pollution in Asia's crucial river systems, endangering ...

The People's Party (PP) has called on the government to tackle arsenic contamination from foreign mining, spreading from northern rivers to the Mekong in the Northeast. It is urging immediate talks ...

More than 2,400 mines – many of which are operated by Chinese companies – are draining waste into river waters, researchers ...

A recent study by the Stimson Centre reveals that toxic chemicals from unregulated mining sites are contaminating major ...

The study identifies widespread contamination risks in rivers that feed into the Mekong, Salween, and Irrawaddy, including hazardous chemicals such ...

Sources have requested pseudonyms be used to protect their identity out of fear of retaliation from the government or mining ...

The Tonle Sap River is roughly 100 kilometers long, starting at the Tonle Sap Lake in northwestern Cambodia. It is midday in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia. The Mekong River, having mixed with ...