Methamphetamines from Myanmar are causing problems across Asia
The Chinese cemetery in Kutkai, a town in the north of Myanmar’s Shan state, is a popular spot to get high. Twitchy men with gaunt faces and wild eyes lurk near its entrance. The ornate tombs provide a good place to stash drugs and weapons ...
May presses PM on free and open elections
British Prime Minister Theresa May told Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to continue progress towards free and open elections in Thailand in line with international standards, including lifting restrictions on political parties at an early stage, a Downing Street spokesperson said. []With such a platform, he said, ...
Crocodile lizard is one of 115 new species found in Greater Mekong
A snail-eating turtle found in a food market and a bat with a horseshoe-shaped face are among 115 new species discovered in the Greater Mekong region. A report from the conservation charity WWF reveals that three new mammals, 11 amphibians, two fish, 11 reptiles and 88 ...
The Guardian Reporter
Mekong countries urged to fight plastic pollution in rivers
Vietnam, Laos, Thailand and Cambodia have been asked to adopt stronger solutions to deal with plastic pollution in the Mekong River and its tributaries. The Mekong River Commission (MRC) said in a Wednesday report that the four member countries should establish a “joint, permanent mechanism to ...
VnExpress
Rural poor squeezed by land concessions in Mekong region - report
Companies acquired concessions amounting to the size of a small European country, while rural residents of Southeast Asia’s Mekong region saw their landholdings shrink or disappear over the past two decades, according to researchers. More than 5.1 million hectares of land – an area larger than ...
Acmecs leaders adopt 5-year plan
The leaders of five Mekong River basin countries on Saturday adopted a five-year master plan focused on improving transport infrastructure, harmonising trade and investment rules, and human resources development. The 2019-23 master plan, the first of its kind, was endorsed by the leaders of Thailand, Cambodia, ...
Mekong, a river of cooperation and development
The sixth Greater Mekong Subregion Summit (GMS-6) and the 10th Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Development Triangle Summit (CLV-10) are scheduled to take place in Hanoi from March 29 to 31. On the occasion, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc wrote an article highlighting the significance of the GMS and ...
Nhan Dan Online Newspaper Reporter
Government, Asean in talks to take IMT highway up to Vietnam
The government is in talks with Asean countries to extend the India-Myanmar-Thailand (IMT) highway up to Vietnam, a senior official said today. India and Asean countries are holding consultations on the extension of the 1,360 km IMT highway — from Moreh in India to Mae-Sot ...
PTI
China eyes role as world’s power supplier
Deep in a tangle of planning bureaucracies in western Beijing, the future of a country nearly 3,000km away is under discussion. Xie Qiuye, president of China’s Electric Power Planning & Engineering Institute, has been charged with developing an electricity plan for Laos, a nation struggling ...
Forum to protect Eld’s deer
Around 50 officers and wildlife conservationists from China, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia gathered in Phnom Penh for a workshop intended as a forum to share information to help provide better protection for the Eld’s deer. The species is now a rare and ...
Nam Theun 2, IRD sign scientific and technical cooperation agreement
(KPL) The Nam Theun 2 Power Company and the French Research Institute for Development (IRD) have signed an agreement for scientific and technical cooperation to promote scientific monitoring of aquatic ecosystems within the Nam Theun 2 basin.The signing ceremony of the agreement was held on ...
KPL News Desk
Everyone must be equal under the law: Civil Code drafters propose
Law drafters have proposed that all Lao people, in all regions of the country must be equal under the law, with gender equality included in this regard.The drafting subcommittee of the Civil Code made the proposal in response to suggestions of National Assembly (NA) members ...
Somxay Sengdara
Lancang-Mekong Cooperation leaders’ meeting hails achievements, maps out blueprint for future development
The Second Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) Leaders’ Meeting approved a Five-year Action Plan (2018-2022) here on late Wednesday, charting the course for the LMC’s development into the next decade. With a theme of “Our River of Peace and Sustainable Development,” the meeting gathered leaders of China, ...
Khmer Times Reporter
Three companies shortlisted for Vientiane expressway contract
Three companies have been shortlisted to carry out construction of an expressway linking Vientiane city centre to the outskirts, with the new road aimed at easing traffic congestion in the capital. The 15-km expressway will run from Lao-ITECC in Xaysettha district to Dongmakkhai village in ...
Vientiane Times
Airport upgrade in Xieng Khuang attracts interest of Chinese firm
A Chinese survey company is keen to upgrade the airport in Xieng Khuang province with the aim of developing it as a hub for a regional air transport service, a provincial leader said on Thursday. The development of the airfield is key to catering to ...
Vientiane Times
Health minister urges policy incentive for new medical graduates
Laos needs a specific policy to promote job opportunities for outstanding medical graduates, Minister of Health, Associate Prof. Dr Bounkong Syhavong advised sector experts recently. The minister said the new policy would have to guarantee positions under a quota system to ensure a viable career path ...
Phetphoxay Sengpaseuth
Mekong countries adopt 1st master plan focused on growth
The leaders of five Mekong River basin countries on Saturday adopted a five-year master plan focused on improving transportation infrastructure, harmonizing trade and investment rules, and human resources development. The 2019-2023 master plan, the first of its kind, was endorsed by the leaders of Cambodia, ...
More Than 1 In 20 Adolescent Girls Never Attend School
(KPL) More than 1 in 20 adolescent girls have never attended school and 1 in 5 adolescent girls have dropped out of school in the Lao PDR, according to a UN study. The study conducted by the United Nations Population Fund suggests that nearly 2 in ...
KPL
FEATURE: Signature foods from Xanakham district are a hit
XANAKHAM, Laos (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Xanakham district in Xayaboury province has been famous for its rich and fertile soil and its premium quality bananas, tamarind, pineapples and coconuts for many years.The processed products of these locally grown fruits, jam, is now becoming equally famous and ...
Souksamai Boulom
Open Development Mekong publishes a new sub-page on forest policy and administration
Open Development Mekong has just published a new sub-page on forest policy and administration. Cambodia (2002), Laos (2007), Myanmar (1992), Thailand (1941), and Vietnam (2004) each have national legal and policy mechanisms to govern the sustainable management and use of forest resources. However, these national laws are often undermined by a ...