Burma: The Ice Triangle
Officially, the military regime fights drug production in Shan State, Burma, but our reporters meet with local…
Cambodia: Water Festival
Cambodians gather in their nation’s capital, Phnom Penh, to witness the traditional boat races and nightly fireworks.
Cambodia: Tonle Sap
The dramatic annual rise and fall of the Mekong’s waters create a pulse for the Tonle Sap,…
Laos: The People’s River
On the banks of the Mekong in the capital of Laos in Vientiane, people lives are intimately…
Tibet: The Sacred Plateau
Nomads describe the ancient practices of water burial and sky burial, threatened by Chinese policies inside Tibet….
Grandma Hai
A poor rice farmer in Ubon Tatchathani province, Thailand, wins a 32-year battle over a dam that…
China: The Rubber Kingdom
In Southern Yunnan the Mekong (or Lancang as it is known in China) flows through Jinghong. Here…
Cambodia: Dolphins on the Brink
Overfishing, pollution, and development of the Mekong River in Cambodia could kill off a rare species: the…
Thailand: Damming Lessons
In Ubon Tatchathani province, construction of the Pak Mun dam was so disastrous for the local economy…
Laos: Battery of Southeast Asia
Laos has one goal – to become the hydroelectric battery of Asia, a fast developing and extremely…
Burma: Behind The Bamboo Curtain
In northeastern Burma’s Shan State, our team met with Lahu villagers to speak about being forced into…
Thailand: Mekong Lovers
A fishing community in Chiang Khong talks about changes in the ecology of the river that make…
Thailand: Golden Triangle
China stakes a claim in Chiang Rai province, Thailand, with its news casinos. This is part of…
China: Altitude Sickness
Experts say two-thirds of Himalayan glaciers could melt over the next 40 years. The Mekong team treks…
Cambodia: After The Flood
Ratanankiri, North East Cambodia, and in 2010 the sudden release of excess rain waters from overburdened dams…
Tibet: Source of The Mekong
Dzachu, Tibet for Mekong, is sacred to the Nomads living on the Plateau. This film is the…
Vietnam’s Floating World
The Mekong Delta has traditionally served as a nexus of commerce to the people of South Vietnam,…
Vietnam’s End Of The River
At the mouth of the river, climate change is affecting of the lives of both those who…
Vietnam’s Rice Bowl
Seasonal rice harvests in the Mekong River Delta are threatened by the rise of sea tides due…
Thailand: Damming Lessons
In Ubon Tatchathani province, construction of the Pak Mun dam was so disastrous for the local economy…