New dam on Mekong looms
Representatives from Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam gathered in Vientiane on Thursday to launch a six-month consultation process on what would be the third mainstream hydropower dam in Laos’s Lower Mekong River. Laos first signalled its intention to move ahead with the proposed 912-megawatt Pak ...
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ການດຳລົງຊີວິດອອນໄລຢ່າງປອດໄພໃນຊ່ວງພະຍາດລະບາດ ພະຍາດລະບາດ ໂຄວິດ-19 ຮຽກຮ້ອງໃຫ້ຕ້ອງເພິ່ມການປ້ອງກັນ ບໍ່ພຽງສະເພາະແຕ່ຮ່າງກາຍ, ແຕ່ລວມໄປເຖິງວິຖີດິຈິຕອນໃນຊີວິດປະຈຳວັນດ້ວຍເຊັ່ນກັນ. ຄະນະເທີມງານຖານຂໍ້ມູນເປີດເພື່ອການພັດທະນາ (Open Development Initiatives) ໄດ້ນຳສະເໜີຄຳແນະນຳ 9 ຂໍ້ ໃນການໃຊ້ຊີວິດອອນລາຍຢ່າງປອດໄພໃນຊ່ວງພະຍາດລະບາດ.ເພື່ອຕອບສະໜອງຕໍ່ຄວາມຮຽກຮ້ອງການທີ່ເພິ່ມຂື້ນຢູ່ໃນພາກພື້ນແມ່ນ້ຳຂອງ ກ່ຽວກັບເຂົ້າເຖິງຂໍ້ມູນຂ່າວສານທາງອອນລາຍ ແລະ ການເຮັດວຽກຢູ່ເຮືອນ. ໃນບາງປະເທດ, ຈຳນວນເອັບພີເຄຊັນຕ່າງໆ ໄດ້ກຳເນີດຂື້ນ ແລະ ໄດ້ຖືກນຳໃຊ້ເພື່ອຕິດຕາມ ແລະ ສະໜອງຂໍໍ້ມູນກ່ຽວກັບພະຍາດລະບາດ. ເພື່ອສົ່ງເສີມມາດຕະການ ການຮັກສາໄລຍະຫ່າງ, ການປະຊຸມສາຍໂດຍຜ່ານ Zoom, Skype ແລະ Whatsapp ໄດ້ກາຍເປັນທີ່ນິຍົມໃຊ້ຢ່າງກ້ວາງຂວາງ.ສະນັ້ນ, ຕໍ່ກັບການນຳໃຊ້ໂປຮແກມສື່ສານເຫຼົ່ານັ້ນ, ຜູ້ຊົມໃຊ້ ຕ້ອງໄດ້ຄຳນຶງເຖິງບັນຫາຄວາມປອດໄພຕ່າງໆ ໂດຍສະເພາະ ກ່ຽວກັບບັນຫາການນຳເອົາຂໍ້ມູນຄວາມປອດໄພສ່ວນຕົວ ເຂົ້າໄປຢູ່ໃນຄວາມສ່ຽງ. ຄວາມຈິງແລ້ວ, ພະຍາດລະບາດດັ່ງກ່າວ ນັບວ່າເປັນການກະຕຸ້ນການເພິ່ມຂື້ນຂອງບັນຫາການດັກຟັງ, ການຫຼອກລວງຕຶກເອົາຂໍ້ມູນ ແລະ ບັນຫາຄວາມປອດໄພທາງໄຊເບີອື່ນໆ, ເຊັ່ນດຽວກັບການເຜີຍແຜ່ຂໍ້ມູນຂ່າວສານທີ່ບໍ່ຖືກຕ້ອງຢ່າງກ້ວາງຂວາງນຳອີກ.ແຜ່ນພັບແບບເປັນຮູບພາບດັ່ງກ່າວ ...
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Private sector urged to get involved with infrastructure development
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State agencies face legal dispute over Pak Beng dam
Citizens from eight Thai provinces along the Mekong River are suing state agencies because they claim there was inadequate public participation in planning for the Pak Beng hydropower dam, which is being built by Laos.The Thai Network of Eight Mekong Provinces filed a lawsuit in ...
Northeastern folk voice fears over new Mekong dam
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Egat eyes power deal with Singapore to offset glut
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YUTHANA PRAIWAN
Mekong 'cash machine' needs an overhaul
Just over a week ago, many people in Thailand, particularly those in highrises, were thrown into panic when their buildings were swaying. They didn’t know at the time that a strong earthquake had just hit inside Lao borders near Nan’s district of Chaloem Phrakiat. The shallow ...
Mekong River Commission Says Dams Are Causing of Sharp Shifts in Water Levels
The Mekong River Commission Tuesday acknowledged that climate change played a role in this year’s widely varying water levels on the Mekong, but said that dam construction was the main culprit in sharp water level increases and decreases, emphasizing a need for data-sharing between countries. The ...
Eugene Whong
Mekong Dams Bring Hardship to Thai Villagers
The Mekong is one of the world’s great rivers — a 5,000-kilometer waterway threading from China through Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. However, dams have subverted the ecosystem, bringing drought during the monsoon season and high waters when it should be dry. That has forever changed ...
Việt Nam to build plan for trade promotion in development triangle area
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Fish kill in Huayxai attributed to hazardous chemicals
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Declaration of the People's Network of Isaan Mekong Basin, Thailand Proposal Concerning the Push for the Constructiion of Sanakham Hydropower Project on the Mekong
Amidst the spreading of the Coronavirus 2019 in every corner of the world, the government in each country, as well as the departments, organizations, and other related parties are vigorously collaborating in solving the problem with a hope of surviving the disaster that is impacting ...
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ເຈົ້າໜ້າທີ່ລັດ ລາວ-ໄທ ສ້າງຄະນະກຳມະການເພື່ອກ່ຽວກັບກົດລະບຽບໃນການເປີດດ່ານຊາຍແດນອີກເທື່ອໜຶ່ງ. “ບາດກ້າວທຳອິດກໍຈະເຮັດໃນລັກສະນະເປີດໜຶ່ງວັນຢູ່ດ່ານຂ້າງລະຫວ່າງໜອງຄາຍ, ອຸດອນທານີ ແລະ ນະຄອນຫຼວງວຽງຈັນ” ກ່າວໂດຍຫົວໜ້າກົມກິດຈະການອາຊຽນຕາເວັນອອກຂອງໄທ.ອ່ານເພິ່ມເຕີມ ...
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Vietnam and the Mekong’s Synthetic Drug Epidemic
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When There Are No More Fish
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PM Modi proposes joint task force on extension of India-Myanmar-Thailand trilateral highway

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JWD pushes for big investment return
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ສະຖາບັນການເງິນດົງຄຳຊ້າງ ວາງສິລາເລີກໂຄງການກໍ່ສ້າງໄລຍະທີສາມ
ສະຖາບັນເສດຖະກິດ ແລະ ການເງິນດົງຄຳຊ້າງໄດ້ເລີ່ມຕົ້ນການກໍ່ສ້າງໃນໄລຍະທີສາມ ເຊິ່ງເປັນສ່ວນໜຶ່ງຂອງຄວາມພະຍາຍາມໃນການສ້າງສະຖາບັນໃຫ້ເປັນສູນການສຶກສາດ້ານການເງິນອັນດັບຕົ້ນໆຂອງປະເທດ.ພິທີວາງສິລາເລີກສຳລັບການກໍ່ສ້າງໃນໄລຍະທີສາມດັ່ງກ່າວໄດ້ມີຂຶ້ນທີ່ສະຖາບັນໃນວັນສຸກຜ່ານມານີ້ ພາຍໃຕ້ການເປັນສັກຂີພະຍານຂອງທ່ານ ສົມດີ ດວງດີ ລັດຖະມົນຕີກະຊວງການເງິນຂອງລາວ ແລະ ທ່ານ ດິນ ຕຽນ ດັງ ລັດຖະມົນຕີກະຊວງການເງິນຂອງຫວຽດນາມ.ໂຄງການກໍ່ສ້າງສະຖາບັນເສດຖະກິດ ແລະ ການເງິນດົງຄຳຊ້າງ ແມ່ນໂຄງການຮ່ວມມືລະຫວ່າງລັດຖະບານລາວ ແລະ ລັດຖະບານຫວຽດນາມ. ເຊິ່ງແບ່ງເປັນສາມໄລຍະ, ໄລຍະທີໜຶ່ງໄດ້ສຳເລັດໃນທ້າຍປີ 2008 ສ່ວນໄລຍະທີສອງແມ່ນສຳເລັດໃນປີ 2014.ອ່ານຕໍ່ ...
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