Kuek Ser Kuang Keng
@kuangkeng.bsky.social
Data Editor at Pulitzer Center, founder of Data-N.com, organizer of Sigma Awards and MILE (Malaysia Information Literacy Education). Fulbright scholar, Tow-Knight fellow, Google Journalism Fellow. Alumni of Studio20@NYU and Malaysiakini
They are able to channel the fund directly to local volunteer groups in Central Myanmar who will be distributing the funds and supplies to the affected communities.
For security issues, they can’t reveal their identities. I trust them and I believe you can trust them too.
For security issues, they can’t reveal their identities. I trust them and I believe you can trust them too.
March 31, 2025 at 5:13 AM
They are able to channel the fund directly to local volunteer groups in Central Myanmar who will be distributing the funds and supplies to the affected communities.
For security issues, they can’t reveal their identities. I trust them and I believe you can trust them too.
For security issues, they can’t reveal their identities. I trust them and I believe you can trust them too.
First part of the series:
www.mekongeye.com/2024/12/16/f...
www.mekongeye.com/2024/12/16/f...
Fruits of spoil: Laos' forests disappearing as fruit farms flourish
The country’s improved railway connectivity facilitates fruit exports to China but has also sparked a boom in foreign-owned banana and durian farms, leading to forest clearance
www.mekongeye.com
March 1, 2025 at 1:24 PM
First part of the series:
www.mekongeye.com/2024/12/16/f...
www.mekongeye.com/2024/12/16/f...
So I'm very proud of the 2 reports that have been published. I hope more people will be able to read them and somehow lead to some positive impacts for the local people in Laos.
March 1, 2025 at 1:24 PM
So I'm very proud of the 2 reports that have been published. I hope more people will be able to read them and somehow lead to some positive impacts for the local people in Laos.
On-the-ground reporting is also difficult due to security risk and the fear among the farmers and villagers to speak against the powerful corporates and government.
March 1, 2025 at 1:24 PM
On-the-ground reporting is also difficult due to security risk and the fear among the farmers and villagers to speak against the powerful corporates and government.
From identifying the locations of the banana plantations, the Chinese and Vietnamese companies behind them, to the impacts of the plantations on the soil, we've used different investigation tools and techniques including satellite images, OSINT, Douyin, corporates databases, and lab tests.
March 1, 2025 at 1:24 PM
From identifying the locations of the banana plantations, the Chinese and Vietnamese companies behind them, to the impacts of the plantations on the soil, we've used different investigation tools and techniques including satellite images, OSINT, Douyin, corporates databases, and lab tests.