China’s aggressive resource extraction in Myanmar is leaving a trail of environmental destruction and debt dependency in its wake, warns Vaishali Basu Sharma.
Using an unproven method to tackle soaring air pollution in Bangkok, authorities send aircraft aloft twice a day to spray cold water or dry ice into the contaminated air.
His executive order suspends refugee admissions pending a report on ways to change the system; Myanmar has been among the US’ top sources of refugees in recent years.
Despite a recent flurry of meetings, however, observers say the regime’s desperate military position in Rakhine makes progress on China’s Kyaukphyu projects unlikely.