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Cambodia's southern coastline is being totally transformed by a massive US$16 billion “eco city” in Sihanoukville. But pressures are mounting on the project and its developers, and it has stirred discontent among locals and fuelled environmentalists'

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin's May 7 announcement of plans to put cannabis back on the narcotics list has faced opposition from businesses and even members of his ruling government, though some welcome the prospect of safeguards against foreign players.

If your country no longer physically exists, what does that make you? It's an existential question residents of one of the smallest and most climate-vulnerable countries on the planet are contemplating. This is the first of a three-part series by CNA on how Pacific island-nations are fighting climate change, and the lessons they offer.

Thailand will become the second country in Southeast Asia, after Singapore, to introduce a carbon tax. In time, the strategy could give its industries a competitive edge while reducing greenhouse gas emissions, experts say.

As sea levels rise, the tiny Pacific nation of Kiribati has tussled with alternate plans for the future: Leaving for a 220-hectare piece of undeveloped coastal forest land in Fiji or scrapping for climate finance to save its land-mass

As sea levels rise, the tiny Pacific nation has tussled between leaving for an undeveloped estate in Fiji or scrapping for climate finance to save its land with coastal defences. CNA explores its struggle in the third of a three-part series on how Pacific island-nations are fighting climate change, and the lessons they offer.

Rising Tides: Lessons from Pacific Islands’ Climate Survival

Thailand has introduced a range of new visa schemes aimed at making travel to the kingdom for longer periods, or for remote work purposes, easier.

Many of the Thai government’s key policies have been stalled over the past year, presenting a fundamental challenge to the country’s new and inexperienced prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, analysts say.