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At least 14 children die after ferry sinks in Cambodia's Mekong river

At least 14 children were killed when an overloaded ferry that was carrying them home from school sank in Cambodia's Mekong river, authorities said on Friday.

Reuters

Measuring the real cost of sand mining in the Mekong

Sand mining in the Mekong is happening far more than officially reported — meaning the damage is far worse. More sustainable options are available.

360info

Meth pills seized from Mekong river bank

NAKHON PHANOM: A border patrol has seized 258,000 methamphetamine pills found on the bank of the Mekong river in Tha Uthen district, the 21st Ranger Regiment announced.

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Mekong tributaries burst banks, flooding 4,000 rai

NAKHON PHANOM: Two major tributaries of the Mekong River have burst their banks, flooding about 4,000 rai of paddy fields in Sri Songkhram district of this northeastern province.

Bangkok Post

Overflow alert as Mekong keeps rising

NAKHON PHANOM: Residents of four districts along the Mekong River and its tributaries have been warned the water level has risen to almost nine metres and it could soon overflow its banks.

Bangkok Post

Find a new path: ‘Mekong Dam Monitoring’ funded by the United States attempts to build a containment front against China in the third field

In December 2020, the “Mekong Dam Monitoring” project funded by the U.S. State Department was officially launched. The project is led by the Stimson Center. As a core partner, the “Eye Of The Earth” aims to use its so-called online monitoring platform, based on remote sensing, satellite images and GIS…

Bangkok Post

Mekong provinces warned of flood danger Aug 14-18

Provinces located along the Mekong river bank should be on high alert for a possible rise in the water level of 1.0-2.0 metres from Aug 14-15, the National Water Command Centre (NWCC) warned on Saturday.

Bangkok Post

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Contraband ganja seized on Mekong bank

NAKHON PHANOM: Border patrol police seized about 200 kilogrammes of contraband marijuana from the Mekong river bank and arrested a man allegedly looking to pick it up, in Tha Uthen district late on Sunday night.

Bangkok Post

Rising Mekong prompts flood preparations

NAKHON PHANOM: The Mekong river is steadily rising and communities along its banks are being warned it's time to prepare for possible flooding.

Bangkok Post

No hunny, no money: 'Winnie the Pooh' ecstasy seized by Mekong

NAKHON PHANOM: A government patrol seized a quantity of ecstasy pills shaped like the fictional teddy bear Winnie the Pooh, along with sleeping pills, left on the bank of the Mekong river in That Phanom district late on Saturday night, a police source said.

Bangkok Post

Fanta-sting Size: The World’s Largest Stingray Is Around The Same Length As A Mini Cooper

The massive ray was caught in the Mekong River, Cambodia, and had a whopping length of 13.04 feet.

Zenger

Myanmar hosts 1st regional meeting since army takeover

Myanmar’s military government has hosted the first high-level regional meeting since the army took power last year with China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi and counterparts from Mekong Delta nations

The Independent UK

Drug seizures on Mekong river bank

NAKHON PHANOM: Combined patrols of the navy's Mekong Riverine Unit and local security officials seized a total of 1.4 million methamphetamine pills and 482 kilogrammes of dried marijuana in That Phanom and Tha Uthen districts on Monday night.

Bangkok Post

A fisherman in Cambodia bagged a 660-pound stingray

The 13-foot monster is the largest freshwater fish ever recorded.

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Evening Standard

World’s largest freshwater fish, a giant stingray, caught in Cambodia

The giant stingray measured 4 meters and weighed just under 300 kilograms.

WEKU

World's largest freshwater fish, almost 660 pounds, is found in Cambodia

Scientists say a fisherman caught a giant stingray that measured almost 13 feet from snout to tail in the Mekong River.

Bangkok Post

Stingray caught in Mekong believed world’s largest freshwater fish

For 17 years, Zeb Hogan, a biologist, has been searching for the world’s largest freshwater fish. On June 13, his team found it — a giant freshwater stingray, or Urogymnus polylepis.

The Hindu

World’s largest freshwater fish found in Cambodia

Scientists say the world’s largest recorded freshwater fish, a giant stingray, has been caught in the Mekong River in Cambodia

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Massive stingray weighing 300kg and 13 feet long is world's BIGGEST freshwater fish

The enormous stingray, netted on the Mekong River in Cambodia, took around a dozen men to haul onto land and has been christened Boramy, meaning 'full moon' in the Khmer language

Asharq Al-Awsat

Cambodian Catches World’s Largest Recorded Freshwater Fish

The world’s largest recorded freshwater fish, a giant stingray, has been caught in the Mekong River in Cambodia, according to scientists from the Southeast Asian nation and the United States. The stingray, captured on June 13, measured almost four meters (13 feet) from snout to tail and weighed slightly under…

The Independent UK

Cambodian catches world's largest recorded freshwater fish

Scientists say the world’s largest recorded freshwater fish, a giant stingray, has been caught in the Mekong River in Cambodia

Reuters

Mekong villagers land heaviest ever freshwater fish

Cambodian villagers on the Mekong River have caught what researchers say is the world's biggest freshwater fish ever recorded, a stingray that weighed in at 300kg (661 lb) and took around a dozen men to haul to shore.

Bangkok Post

Stingray tale harks to Mekong risks

Before she helped to release a 181-kilogramme giant stingray back into the Mekong River in May, Chea Seila had only seen parts of the pancaked-shape fish before -- sliced and being sold at local markets in Cambodia.

France 24

Mekong River in jeopardy: Sand-pumping operations ravage ecosystem

The Mekong is one of the largest rivers in the world, beginning in China and flowing through Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia. Nearly 70 million people in Asia are dependent on its waters for fishing or to irrigate their rice fields. But this watery giant is threatened due to the dredging…

Bangkok Post

A win for Kru Ti and the Mekong River

Over the past 20 years, Niwat Roykaew, a teacher, activist and founder of the Chiang Khong Conservation Group in Chiang Rai province has been campaigning to bolster the grassroots movement he initiated to protect the Mekong River, a crucial lifeline for countries in the Mekong Region.

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