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Written by Bloomberg News

BANGKOK—The Mekong River, which flows from China through five countries in Southeast Asia, is at its lowest level in 30 years near Thailand’s border with Laos, a Thai official said.

Bangkok Post

China is fast failing the good-neighbour test in the current Mekong River crisis. With the vital waterway at its lowest point in a generation, officials in both Beijing and the provinces are not participating in the search for solutions to this problem. It is not a new phenomenon. For close to a decade, there has been widespread criticism of China's actions along the Mekong. The current emergency, with millions of lives affected, simply adds urgency to the problem.

Pattayadailynews

As Thailand enters the hot season, experts are warning that the drought which has already affected significant parts of the country could be the worst for several years. This will have a radical effect on agricultural production, related commerce and will also affect the households of the nation in general.

Mizzima

New Delhi (Mizzima) – Villagers in Tan Hte village near the hydropower project site at the confluence (Myitsone) of May Kha and May Likha, tributaries of Irrawaddy River, the main waterway and lifeline of Burma, have been forced to give their consent to relocate by signing on a consent paper by Myitkyina township officials, a Kachin social group said.

Democratic Voice of Burma

The Kachin Development Networking Group (KDNG) has called on the Chinese government and China Power Investment Corporation to stop the Myitsone Dam project at the confluence of the Irrawaddy in Kachin state. KDNG say the dam will pose hardships for locals and their livelihoods.

Kachin News Group

Ethnic Kachin people are sorely disappointed with the Chinese government’s silence over the appeal to halt the construction of the dam project in Northern Burma, which threatens the livelihood of tens of thousands of local people and will lead to massive destruction.