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Thailand

The Thai fisherfolk and their dying river

Mis.lalita and Phitchayetsaphong Khurupratchamak "Berm"

Uncle Jamrat and Auntie Cream have been fishing in the Ing River all their lives. But the 13 dams constructed by China on the Mekong have strangled their river. And there are more to come.

Philippines

The Filipinos fighting the monsters of Kaliwa Dam

Aldy

First a dam was constructed near her village. Then the military occupied her area. An indigenous mother wonders if she can ever go home again.

Malaysia

The Kristang of Malaysia and the burying of their heritage

Stanley Chin and Martin Theseira

The Kristang fisherfolk sing about the sea while the reclamation projects and white elephant projects of Melaka continue to erode their culture and identity away

Cambodia

The Cambodian farmers and their disappearing forests and fish

Anonymous

A young journalist from Phnom Penh visits a rural community to write about the impact of the Chinese dam there. He concludes, “Now I understand not every development plan benefits the community.”

Myanmar

The Burmese girl who lost her home and her freedom

Anonymous

Hser Hser is a young girl from Shwe Kokko, a border town between Thailand and Myanmar. Her family just lost their land. And now, she has to work at a Chinese casino, where she is treated as a slave.

Laos

The Laotian man lost in a city he no longer knows

Anouphong Khounphithack & Palin Joehunt

A father visits his daughter in the city. But the city has changed. Can his love for his daughter overcome his sense of alienation?

Vietnam

The Chinese power plants that took over a Vietnamese fishing village

Hà Ninh Pham

“Do you think that it is good for us? They say that it will help improve our village.”