Changing Mekong currents compound dam anxieties in Southeast Asia
Several factors are disrupting the terrain for investment in large hydropower dams, and governments should take note. The government of Laos officially submitted the Pak Beng Dam to the Mekong River Commission in mid-November and has begun preparatory work around the future dam site. While ...
Viettel on course to achieve overseas sales target of $1.5b
Viettel Group’s is likely to achieve its ex-Việt Nam revenue target of US$1.5 billion this year, thanks to a sudden spurt in sales in some of its new markets. Laos and Cambodia are considered the two best and steadiest international markets for Viettel. Unitel, Viettel’s Lao ...
Hydropower dams, water diversion threaten Mekong Delta's water security
Scientists have once again raised their concerns about water security in the Mekong Delta, saying that hydropower dams on the Mekong River’s upper course as well as Thailand, Laos and Cambodia’s plans to divert the river are the biggest threats. Le Anh Tuan, deputy head ...
Chinese-Owned Banana Plantations Fueling Exploitation in Myanmar
The early 2000s saw a boom in the banana farming sector in southern China. By 2008, the fruit had become an increasingly popular target of investment, with low supply and soaring prices, and banana plantations were set up across China, as well as in Myanmar ...
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Mekong nations pressed to share data as water level falls to new low
The inter-governmental Mekong River Commission on Friday urged China and Southeast Asian countries to share more data on hydropower dam operations, as water flow in the Mekong hit record low levels for a second consecutive year. A report by the commission attributes the low water level ...
Mekong Tourism Forum 2018 transforming travel
This year’s Mekong Tourism Forum was held on the banks of the Mekong River in Nakhon Phanom in NE Thailand which borders with Laos and just 200 kms from Vietnam. The six-nation grouping is coordinated by the Mekong Tourism Coordinating Office (MTCO) which is administered out ...
Casio pins faith on Thailand for ASEAN expansion
Tokyo-based Casio Computer Co, a maker of consumer electronics, is committed to investing in Thailand so that it can use the country as a springboard for expansion in Myanmar and Laos. “We [Casio in Japan] are considering expanding our business into other ASEAN members including Myanmar and ...
Lancang-Mekong countries share expertise on citizen management
Officials in citizen management from Laos, China, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, and Cambodia met in Pakxe City, Champassak province this week to discuss civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS). Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, Mr Siphouk Vongphakdy; Champassak province Deputy Governor, Somsanith Bouttivong; and Counsellor at the ...
Illegal trafficking of baby elephants to China and Dubai for tourism must be stopped, say activists
An investigator has called on the international body that polices trade in wildlife to crack down on the illegal trafficking of young elephants across borders in south-east Asia. Secretive agents in Laos are sending dozens of animals each year across the country’s land border with China and fly others to the Middle East, earning up ...
Asean digital laxity a cyber raider’s dream
Long accused of complacency over the economic toll of cyber breaches, Southeast Asian governments are starting to make all the right noises on enhanced safeguards – but there are still few signs that the vulnerable business sector is getting the message. Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, ...
Alan Boyd
The Promise and Pitfalls of Hydropower Development Along the Mekong River
The collapse of a dam this summer in southeastern Laos, which triggered massive flooding that killed dozens and displaced thousands of people, has brought a renewed focus on hydroelectric dams in mainland Southeast Asia. Proponents of hydroelectric dams argue they will bring benefits in the ...
ສະຫະລັດ ມອບອຸປະກອນກວດສອບພະຍາດໄຂ້ປ່າໄລຍະຕົ້ນ, ການປິ່ນປົວ 100,000 ຊຸດ
(ຂປລ) ເພື່ອສືບຕໍ່ນຳໜ້າໃນການຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອ ສປປ ລາວ ໃນການດຳເນີນພາລະກິດການລຶບລ້າງພະຍາດໄຂ້ປ່າກ່ອນປີ 2030, ທ່ານນາງ ຣີນາ ພີທເຊີ ເອກອັກຄະລັດຖະທູດສະຫະລັດປະຈຳລາວ ໄດ້ມອບອຸປະກອນກວດສອບພະຍາດໄຂ້ປ່າໄລຍະຕົ້ນ (RDT) 100,000 ຊຸດ ໃຫ້ແກ່ທ່ານ ປອ ພູທອນ ມຸ່ງພັກ ຮອງລັດຖະມົນຕີກະຊວງສາທາລະນະສຸກ, ເຊິ່ງໄດ້ມີພິທີມອບຮັບໃນວັນທີ 6 ທັນວາຜ່ານມານີ້.ອຸປະກອນທົດສອບດັ່ງກ່າວ ພາຍໃຕ້ການຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອຂອງອົງການເພື່ອການພັດທະນາສາກົນສະຫະລັດ (USAID) ໂດຍຜ່ານ ການລິເລີ່ມກ່ຽວກັບພະຍາດໄຂ້ປ່າຂອງປະທານປະເທດ (PMI), ຈະນຳໄປແຈກຢາຍໃຫ້ແກ່ສູນບໍລິການສາທາລະນະສຸກທົ່ວປະເທດ, ໂດຍສະເພາະໃນພື້ນທີ່ທີ່ພົບການລະບາດ ຂອງພະຍາດໄຂ້ປ່າໃນອັດຕາທີ່ສູງ.ອ່ານຕໍ່ ...
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ວຽງຈັນ (ວຽງຈັນທາມສ໌/ANN) – ລາວກຳລັງຊອກຫາວິທີທາງໃນການເພີ່ມທະວີຈຳນວນນັກທຸລະກິດຍິງ ເຊິ່ງເປັນສ່ວນໜຶ່ງໃນຄວາມພະຍາຍາມຂອງລັດຖະບານໃນການສົ່ງເສີມການປະກອບທຸລະກິດໃນກຸ່ມແມ່ຍິງ ແລະ ສ້າງໂອກາດໃຫ້ແກ່ເຂົາເຈົ້າໄດ້ແບ່ງປັນຄວາມສຳເລັດໃນທຸລະກິດທີ່ບໍລິຫານໂດຍແມ່ຍິງລາວ.ເພື່ອຈຸດປະສົງດັ່ງກ່າວ, ສູນບໍລິການ SME ພາຍໃຕ້ສະພາການຄ້າ ແລະ ອຸດສາຫະກຳແຫ່ງຊາດລາວ ໄດ້ເລີ່ມມີການຈັດກິດຈະກຳເພື່ອສ້າງເຄືອຂ່າຍດ້ານທຸລະກິດ ແລະ ໃຫ້ຂໍ້ມູນຂ່າວສານໃນຮອບໄຕມາດ ພາຍໃຕຫົວຂໍ້ ການສົນທະນາ ‘SSC Breakfast Talk’.ອ່ານຕໍ່ ...
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Việt Nam ready to contribute to CLMV co-operation: Prime Minister
Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc said Việt Nam is ready to contribute to co-operation as part of the Cambodia-Laos-Myanmar-Việt Nam (CLMV) mechanism. Attending the 9th CLMV Summit (CLMV 9) in Bangkok, Thailand on Saturday, Phúc said Việt Nam would help the countries attend trade fairs in ...
ຖ້ຳເກົາເລົາຈະກັບມາເປີດໃຫ້ບໍລິການພາຍຫຼັງສຳເລັດການກໍ່ສ້າງສິ່ງອຳນວຍຄວາມສະດວກ
ວຽງຈັນ (ວຽງຈັນທາມສ໌/ANN) – ຖ້ຳເກົາເລົາ ບ້ານນ້ຳແອ໋ງ ເມືອງວຽງພູຄາ ແຂວງຫຼວງນ້ຳທາ ຈະກັບມາເປີດໃຫ້ບໍລິການໃນທ້າຍປີນີ້ ຫຼັງຈາກທີ່ມີການປິດຊົ່ວຄາວເປັນເວລາຫ້າເດືອນເພື່ອປັບປຸງສິ່ງອຳນວຍຄວາມສະດວກສຳລັບນັກທ່ອງທ່ຽວ.ທ່ານ ສີວິໄລ ປັນແກ້ວ ຫົວໜ້າພະແນກຖະແຫຼງຂ່າວ, ວັດທະນະທຳ ແລະ ທ່ອງທ່ຽວແຂວງຫຼວງນ້ຳທາ ໄດ້ລາຍງານຕໍ່ສຳນັກຂ່າວວຽງຈັນທາມສ໌ໃນວັນຈັນນີ້ວ່າ ທາງພະແນກໄດ້ຕັດສິນໃຈປິດຖ້ຳທີ່ມີຊື່ສຽງດັ່ງກ່າວເປັນການຊົ່ວຄາວ ຍ້ອນວ່າສິ່ງອຳນວຍຄວາມສະດວກບໍ່ພຽງພໍ.ອ່ານຕໍ່ ...
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http://annx.asianews.network/content/kaolao-cave-soon-reopen-after-new-facilities-built-102036
MRC countries agree to collectively manage drought
The Mekong River Commission Council yesterday approved a five-year strategy until 2025 which allows Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam to prepare for and manage drought collectively. The approval comes as the MRC’s preliminary data analysis shows that severe to extreme drought is expected to hit countries ...
Pech Sotheary
After delays, ground broken for Thailand-China railway project
Construction of a long-awaited Thai-Chinese railway line that will link Thailand, Laos and China officially began on Thursday with a ground-breaking ceremony in the northeastern Thai province of Nakhon Ratchasima.[]“Thailand is developing in every aspect to become the centre of connectivity and this route ...
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Mekong ministers approve navigation and environment plans
The Mekong River Commission (MRC) says environment and water-resource ministers from Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam have approved a navigation plan for the four countries and a regional environmental strategy. In a statement, the MRC said the two documents were among several approved during a virtual ...
ຍີ່ປຸ່ນໃຫ້ການຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອເຄື່ອງຈັັກເກັບກູ້ລະເບີດລູກຫວ່ານ ສຳລັບການເກັບກູ້ຢູ່ແຂວງຊຽງຂວາງ
(ຂປລ) ໃນວັນທີ 11 ທັນວາ 2019 ນີ້, ລັດຖະບານຍີ່ປຸ່ນ ໄດ້ອະນຸມັດການຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອລ້າມູນຄ່າ USD 746,128 ໂດລາ ເພື່ອສະໜັບສະໜູນການເກັບກູ້ລະບີດບໍ່ທັນແຕກ (ລບຕ) ໂດຍການນຳໃຊ້ເຄື່ອງຈັກເກັບກູ້ລະເບີດລູກຫວ່ານ ຢູ່ແຂວງຊຽງຂວາງ.ສັນຍາກ່ຽວກັບໂຄງການດັ່ງກ່າວ ໄດ້ມີການລົງນາມ ທີ່ສະຖານທູດຍີ່ປຸ່ນປະຈຳ ສປປ ລາວ ໃນວັນທີ 11 ທັນວານີ້ ລະຫວ່າງທ່ານ ທາເກວະກະ ເຄໂຊະ ເອກອັກຄະລັດຖະທູດຍີ່ປຸ່ນປະຈຳ ສປປ ລາວ ແລະ ທ່ານ ໂດໂກະ ທາກາຮິຊະ ຮອງປະທານອົງການເກັບກູ້ລະເບີດຍີ່ປຸ່ນ (JMAS), ເຊິ່ງເປັນອົງການຈັດຕັ້ງທີ່ບໍ່ຫວັງຜົນກຳໄລ ທີ່ເປັນຜູ້ລິເລີ່ມ ແລະ ຄຸ້ມຄອງໂຄງການດັ່ງກ່າວ.ອ່ານຕໍ່ ...
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(ຂປລ) ຄະນະລັດຖະບານ, ເອກອັກຄະລັດຖະທູດ ແລະ ຕາງໜ້າອົງການສະຫະປະຊາຊາດ ເດີນທາງໄປທີ່ແຂວງຄຳມ່ວນໃນວັນທີ 21-22 ມັງກອນ ເພື່ອຕິດຕາມຄວາມຄືບໜ້າໃນການຈັດຕັ້ງປະຕິບັດໂຄງການທຶນຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອລ້າສຸກເສີນ ທີ່ ສປປ ລາວ ໄດ້ຮັບຈາກກອງທຶນເພື່ອການຮັບມືກັບເຫດສຸກເສີນສູນກາງຂອງສະຫະປະຊາຊາດ (CERF) ໃນທ້າຍເດືອນຕຸລາທີ່ຜ່ານມາ.ສປປ ລາວ ໄດ້ຮັບທຶນຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອລ້າ US$3.5 ລ້ານໂດລາດັ່ງກ່າວ ເປັນການຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອເພື່ອມະນຸດສະທຳ ສຳລັບຜູ້ປະສົບໄພນ້ຳຖ້ວມຄັ້ງຮ້າຍແຮງໃນປີກາຍນີ້ ທີ່ແຂວງຄຳມ່ວນ. ການຈັດຕັ້ງປະຕິບັດໂຄງການທຶນຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອດັ່ງກ່າວ ປະຈຸບັນແມ່ນດຳເນີນມາໄດ້ເຄິ່ງທາງແລ້ວ ແລະ ມາເຖິງຂັ້ນຕອນການປະເມີນຜົນໄດ້ຮັບຈາກການປະຕິບັດຈົນເຖິງປະຈຸບັນ.ອ່ານຕໍ່ ...
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