Prime Minister Hun Sen on November 7 urged garment workers to improve their productivity in order to prevent factories from closing shop and moving to such countries as Laos, Bangladesh and Myanmar, all of which have lower minimum wages. His comments came during a graduation ceremony ...

The German government today provided an additional 2 million euro ($2.2 million) to the Mekong River Commission (MRC) to increase cross-border water dialogue, cooperation, and support efforts in monitoring trans boundary environmental impacts from Mekong mainstream dams. The funding agreement was made in a signing ceremony ...

Environment Ministry official Eang Sophalleth said on February 20 that he has made a request to the Mekong River Commission that Laos adequately investigate the potential impacts of the proposed Pak Beng hydropower dam ahead of a meeting this week.​ State news agency AKP on February ...

When the state tabloid China Daily ran a paid advertisement in the New York Times extolling the virtues of Beijing’s proliferating dams in Laos, the piece sparked a new cold war controversy. Entitled “Employment on hydroelectric project in Laos delivers better lives”, the piece stated that ...

The Bolaven Plateau in the south of Laos will be developed into the country’s top agri-business and agri-tourism destination thanks to its year round temperate climate. The Bolaven Plateau runs through Champassak province’s Pakxong district, Saravan province’s Lao-ngam, and Xekong province’s Thataeng district and boasts ...

‘Water grabbing’ refers to a situation in which public or private entities are able to take control of, or reallocate, precious water resources for profit or for power — and at the expense of local communities and the ecosystems on which their livelihoods are based.[] Many ...

Cambodia and Laos have formed a joint committee aimed at preserving and increasing the population of freshwater fish in the Mekong River. The committee was formed because of declining fish stocks in part due to illegal fishing and the construction of hydropower dams. In a ...

ເດັກນ້ອຍນັກຮຽນ ເມືອງດັກຈຶ້ງ ແຂວງເຊກອງ ໄດ້ຮັບໂຮງຮຽນມັດທະຍົມແຫ່ງໃໝ່, ມູນຄ່າການກໍ່ສ້າງ 9 ຕື້ກີບ (US$1 ລ້ານໂດລາ) ພາຍໃຕ້ທຶນຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອລ້າ ຈາກລັດຖະບານຫວຽດນາມ.ໂຮງຮຽນ ບ້ານໂນນສະຫວັນ ດັ່ງກ່າວ ໄດ້ມີການມອບຮັບຢ່າງເປັນທາງການ ໃຫ້ແກ່ອຳນາດການປົກຄອງ ໃນອາທິດແລ້ວນີ້.ເຂົ້າຮ່ວມໃນພິທີມອບຮັບດັ່ງກ່າວມີທ່ານ ກິ່ງມະໂນ ພົມມະຫາໄຊ ຮອງລັດຖະມົນຕີ ແລະ ຮອງຫົວໜ້າຫ້ອງວ່າການທຳນຽບປະທານປະເທດ, ​ທ່ານ ຮສ.ປອ ກອງສີ ແສງມະນີ ຮອງລັດຖະມົນຕີກະຊວງສຶກສາທິການ ແລະ ກິລາ, ແລະ ທ່ານ ຫງວຽນ ປາ ຮຸງ ເອກອັກຄະລັດຖະທູດຫວຽດນາມປະຈຳລາວ.ໂຮງຮຽນຂະໜາດສອງຊັ້ນດັ່ງກ່າວ ປະກອບດ້ວຍຫົກຫ້ອງຮຽນ, ສີ່ຫ້ອງທົດລອງ, ສອງຫ້ອງຄັອມພິວເຕີ, ຫ້ອງພັກຄູ, ຫ້ອງສະໝຸດ, ຫ້ອງປະຊຸມ, ແລະ ສອງຫ້ອງສາງ ພ້ອມດ້ວຍຫ້ອງນ້ຳ ແລະ ສິ່ງອຳນວຍຄວາມສະດວກອື່ນໆ.ອ່ານຕໍ່ ...

The last known endangered freshwater Irrawaddy dolphin on a stretch the Mekong River near Cambodia’s border with Laos died this week, after it was reported snagged in a fishing net, wildlife officials and villagers in the Southeast Asian countries said. “We are deeply saddened by the ...

(ຂປລ) ບົດລາຍງານ “ການສຶກສາວິໄຈຄວາມຂາດເຂີນຂອງເດັກອາຍຸຫຼຸດຫ້າປີແບບທັບຊ້ອນ, ສປປ ລາວ” ເຊິ່ງເຜີຍແຜ່ໃນວັນທີ 20 ມິຖຸນາ ສະແດງວ່າ ໃນລະດັບສູນກາງ ແລະ ລະດັບແຂວງ ເດັກເຕ້ຍໃນລາວມີຄວາມຂາດເຂີນຢ່າງໜ້ອຍສາມດ້ານຂຶ້ນໄປ, ເຊິ່ງບົດລານງາຍໄດ້ເນັ້ນໃຫ້ເຫັນເຖິງຄວາມສຳພັນທີ່ສູງລະຫວ່າງອັດຕາເດັກເຕ້ຍ ແລະ ຄວາມທຸກຍາກໃນຫຼາຍດ້ານໃນລາວ ແລະ ແນະນຳວ່າ ການຫຼຸດຜ່ອນອັດຕາເດັກເຕ້ຍສາມາດເຮັດໄດ້ຍ້ອນການຫຼຸດຜ່ອນຄວາມທຸກຍາກໃນຂົງເຂດຕ່າງໆ.ບົດລາຍງານສະແດງວ່າ ໃນຈຳນວນເດັກເຕ້ຍ 33% ມີ 32% ທີ່ຢູ່ໃນພາລະເຕ້ຍ ແລະ ຂາດແຄນໃນການເຂົ້າເຖິງໂພຊະນາການທີ່ດີ, ສຸຂະພາບ, ທີ່ຢູ່ອາໄສ, ນ້ຳ ແລະ ສຸຂາພິບານ, ການຫຼິ້ນ ແລະ ການສົ່ງເສີມພັດທະນາການ ແລະ ດ້ານອື່ນໆ.ອ່ານຕໍ່ ...

ລັດວິສາຫະກິດລົດເມນະຄອນຫຼວງວຽງຈັນ ຜູ້ໃຫ້ບໍລິການລົດເມໂດຍສານໃນນະຄອນຫຼວງວຽຈັນ ກຳລັງຈະເລີ່ມການນຳໃຊ້ລະບົບການຈ່າຍຄ່າໂດຍສານແບບອີເລັກໂທຣນິກໂດຍບໍ່ໃຊ້ເງິນສົດສຳລັບລົດໂດຍສານບາງສາຍໃນນະຄອນຫຼວງວຽງຈັນ.ປະຈຸບັນ ຜູ້ໂດຍສານລົດເມສາຍສະໜາມບິນ ແລະ ສູນການຄ້າລາວ-ໄອເຕັກ ສາມາດຈ່າຍຄ່າໂດຍສານຜ່ານລະບົບບໍລິການກອງທຶນຂອງ ທພລ, ເຊິ່ງເປັນລະບົບການຈ່າຍເງິນຜ່ານລະຫັດ QR code ຂອງທະນາຄານພັດທະນາລາວ (ທພລ).ນອນນີ້ ລູກຄ້າຍັງສາມາດຈ່າຍເງິນໂດຍໃຊ້ບັດ VISA, MasterCard, UnionPay ແລະ JCB, ຕາມຮູບຖ່າຍການບໍລິການທີ່ເຜີຍແຜ່ໂດຍອົງການຮ່ວມມືສາກົນແຫ່ງປະເທດຍີ່ປຸ່ນ (JICA) ປະຈຳລາວ.ອ່ານຕໍ່  ...

An exodus of nearly 300,000 migrant workers is expected from April 5-30 when they visit hometowns for the Songkran festival in Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. Labour Minister Pol General Adul Sangsingkeo, following a meeting of the Migrant Worker Management and Anti-Human Trafficking Sub-committee on Wednesday, ...

ທີມກູ້ໄພລາວ, ໄທ ແລະ ຈີນເລັ່ງມືຄົ້ນຫາຜູ້ລອດຊີວິດ ແລະ ສືບຄົ້ນຮ່ອງຮອຍຜູ້ທີ່ຍັງສູນຫາຍຕັ້ງແຕ່ຄືນວັນຈັນຜ່ານມາ ຢູ່ບັນດາບ້ານທີ່ຖືກນ້ຳຖ້ວມທີ່ເມືອງສະໜາມໄຊ ແຂວງອັດຕະປື. ທີມນັກກູ້ໄພຈາກໄທແມ່ນທີມງານທຳອິດຈາກຕ່າງປະເທດທີ່ລົງພື້ນທີ່ເພື່ອຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອຜູ້ປະສົບເຄາະໄພນ້ຳຖ້ວມທີ່ເມືອງສະໜາມໄຊ ຫຼັງຈາກສັນເຂື່ອນ D ຂອງເຂື່ອນໄຟຟ້ານ້ຳຕົກເຊປຽນ-ເຊນ້ຳນ້ອຍແຫງ ແລະ ແຕກເປັນບາງສ່ວນ.ອ່ານຕໍ່ ...

The Mekong River Committee (MRC) has concluded a session marking the formal completion of the prior consultation (PC) process for the proposed Pak Beng hydropower project in Laos, with the joint committee issuing a statement ‘the Government of Lao PDR to make all reasonable efforts to ...

The 63rd joint patrol on the Mekong River with law enforcers from China, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand was completed on Sunday. Keep reading ...

The Chinese dams are blamed for turning gold dreams of Mekong panners into dust, especially Thailand‘s gold panners. Vijitra Duangdee, writing in South China Morning Post (SCMP) said that not only gold is disappearing but, the diets, livelihoods and environment of 60 million people have been jeopardised by the dams, and ...

Vietnam and three Mekong neighbors will join hands to assess plastic waste leakage into the river system in a bid to fight plastic pollution in the region. Fifty government officials and university researchers from Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam gathered to discuss assessment methodologies to study ...

Major dam construction projects have become a favourite pastime of some autocratic governments, with China leading the way. But, far from protecting against water shortages, as supporters promise, large dams are contributing to river depletion and severely exacerbating parched conditions. Nowhere is this more apparent ...

Ministerial delegates from the Mekong River Commission (MRC) Council have now approved a list of strategic documents, charting a new course for it and strengthening its efforts to balance environmental protection and economic development in the Mekong Basin. The MRC Council represents the highest level of ...

It’s home to spectacular beauty, abundant natural resources, and more than 300 million people spread across Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand, and China. Yet the Greater Mekong has been gripped by conflict and political crises, creating in many places conditions ripe for illegal forest ...