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Fierce competition for water could trigger conflict unless nations cooperate to share the diminishing resource, leaders from Asia-Pacific nations warned on Monday. http://phys.org/news288267499.html Space & Earth Mon, 20 May 2013 12:00:01 EST news288267499 (AP)—Determined to kill or capture a murderous Mekong River drug lord, China's security forces considered a tactic they'd never tried before: calling a drone strike on his remote hideaway deep in the hills of Myanmar. http://phys.org/news286774506.html Technology Fri, 03 May 2013 04:50:01 EST news286774506 Demand for farmland may strip the Greater Mekong region of a third of its remaining forest cover over the next two decades without swift government action, a leading conservation group warned Thursday. http://phys.org/news286710058.html Biology Thu, 02 May 2013 10:41:05 EST news286710058 The Thai navy on Tuesday said it had intercepted wildlife traffickers attempting to smuggle 104 endangered pangolins to China on the Mekong river. http://phys.org/news283501241.html Biology Tue, 26 Mar 2013 07:30:01 EST news283501241 The sight of two dolphins twisting playfully in the murky waters of the Mekong river elicits barely stifled squeals of delight from a boatload of eco-tourists. http://phys.org/news276154820.html Biology Mon, 31 Dec 2012 05:50:02 EST news276154820 From a devilish-looking bat to a frog that sings like a bird, scientists have identified 126 new species in the Greater Mekong area, the WWF said in a new report detailing discoveries in 2011. http://phys.org/news275028113.html Biology Tue, 18 Dec 2012 04:42:01 EST news275028113 The United States urged caution on plans by Laos to build a multibillion-dollar dam that has raised environmental concerns from neighboring nations, saying its impact was still "unknown." http://phys.org/news271393831.html Space & Earth Tue, 06 Nov 2012 03:11:06 EST news271393831 Laos on Monday said it would start construction of a controversial multi-billion dollar dam this week, after adapting the design to calm environmental concerns from neighbouring nations. http://phys.org/news271330936.html Space & Earth Mon, 05 Nov 2012 09:42:25 EST news271330936 Energy-hungry Cambodia on Friday gave the green light to a multi-million dollar hydropower dam backed by companies from China and Vietnam that activists say will affect thousands of people. http://phys.org/news271081215.html Space & Earth Fri, 02 Nov 2012 13:20:26 EST news271081215 (Phys.org)—Millions of people are in danger of going hungry if the construction of dams on the lower Mekong River in South-East Asia goes ahead, according to research from The Australian National University. http://phys.org/news265277974.html Space & Earth Mon, 27 Aug 2012 09:50:01 EST news265277974 The Cambodian government on Friday said it will limit fishing in a zone in the Mekong River to protect critically endangered freshwater dolphins. http://phys.org/news265040256.html Biology Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:17:53 EST news265040256 Thai opponents of a planned multi-billion dollar dam in Laos submitted a lawsuit to a court in Bangkok on Tuesday seeking to prevent their country buying power from the hydropower project. http://phys.org/news263565613.html Space & Earth Tue, 07 Aug 2012 13:41:45 EST news263565613 Laos has pledged to stall construction of a controversial multi-billion dollar dam on the Mekong river until all its neighbours' environmental concerns have been answered, state media said Friday. http://phys.org/news260806950.html Space & Earth Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:22:37 EST news260806950 U.S. scientists and Vietnamese researchers will discuss coastal ocean circulation and land-ocean environmental trends this week as the R/V Roger Revelle, an auxiliary general purpose oceanographic research vessel (AGOR 28), continues its nine-day port call in the city of Da Nang. http://phys.org/news260031823.html Space & Earth Wed, 27 Jun 2012 16:03:59 EST news260031823 Laos has postponed construction of a controversial dam on the Mekong, an official said Thursday, dismissing fears that the work was going ahead despite growing regional opposition. http://phys.org/news255892353.html Space & Earth Thu, 10 May 2012 19:10:01 EST news255892353 (Phys.org) -- South-East Asian nations surrounding the Lower Mekong Basin should put construction of hydro-electric dams on the Mekong River on hold if they want to avoid a human security disaster more reminiscent of sub-Saharan Africa than modern Asia, a University of Sydney PhD candidate researching the impact of hydro-electric development on the river says. http://phys.org/news254648400.html Space & Earth Thu, 26 Apr 2012 08:40:56 EST news254648400 Plans to build hydropower dams along small branches of southeast Asia's longest river could have a devastating impact on millions of people who rely on the world's largest inland fishery, scientists said Monday. http://phys.org/news250189953.html Biology Mon, 05 Mar 2012 17:30:03 EST news250189953 Conservation group WWF said it spotted 18 critically endangered Irrawaddy dolphins in Indonesian waters off Borneo island Tuesday and called for greater protection of the species' habitat. http://phys.org/news247832090.html Biology Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:30:02 EST news247832090 Energy-starved Laos sought the green light from Southeast Asian neighbours on Thursday for a proposed hydropower dam on the Mekong River that faces fierce opposition from conservationists. http://phys.org/news242541260.html Space & Earth Thu, 08 Dec 2011 05:50:01 EST news242541260 Conservation group WWF on Wednesday called for urgent action to prevent the extinction of freshwater dolphins in the Mekong River, including the creation of special conservation zones. http://phys.org/news232780303.html Biology Wed, 17 Aug 2011 06:30:01 EST news232780303 Laos has told Vietnam it will suspend work on a controversial dam planned for the Mekong River, official media reported, after Hanoi sought a 10-year deferment of the scheme. http://phys.org/news224148526.html Space & Earth Mon, 09 May 2011 08:29:04 EST news224148526 Countries in the lower Mekong River region should delay any decisions about building hydropower dams for 10 years, an influential new study said Friday, warning of the many risks involved. http://phys.org/news206372629.html Space & Earth Fri, 15 Oct 2010 15:30:01 EST news206372629 Dracula fish, a bald songbird and a seven-metre (23 feet) tall carnivorous plant are among several unusual new species found in the Greater Mekong region last year, researchers said Wednesday. http://phys.org/news205556275.html Biology Wed, 06 Oct 2010 03:58:24 EST news205556275 (AP) -- A gecko with leopard-like spots on its body and a fanged frog that eats birds are among 163 new species discovered last year in the Mekong River region of Southeast Asia, an environmental group said Friday. http://phys.org/news173077245.html Biology Fri, 25 Sep 2009 06:10:02 EST news173077245