When Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hosted five Southeast Asian leaders for discussions in Tokyo last week, he also had China on his mind. Dubbed the Mekong-Japan Summit, the meeting was the tenth to bring together national leaders from Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam ...

A campaign to promote so-called ‘Organic Tourism’ across Thailand and the Greater Mekong Subregion was under scrutiny at a recent workshop designed to brainstorm ideas.[]After taking root in Thailand, the campaign is slated for expansion across Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos and Guangxi and Yunnan provinces ...

The 76th joint patrol on the Mekong River jointly conducted by China, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand was completed Saturday. Ten vessels and 198 law enforcement personnel participated in the five-day mission that aimed to increase police visibility and enhance security and control of 512 km ...

Six Ministry of Environment officials, along with government representatives and young people from Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, will conduct a nine-day Japan visit from Monday as part of the Japan-East Asia Network of Exchange for Students and Youth – Jenesys – project, under the ...

A month ago, the Third Mekong River Commission (MRC) Summit was held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, with the Lao, Thai and Vietnamese premiers joining host Prime Minister Hun Sen. As in the previous meetings, China, the upstream nation, was present, but only as a dialogue ...

Fisheries, delta, wetland, lake and river basins management – officials and community members from Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand and Viet Nam working on transboundary water issues kicked off a multimedia project last week with regional workshops in Phnom Penh, and discussed how to showcase bilateral ...

The January 2 decision by the National Committee for Designating Minimum Wage to increase the minimum wage has left many dissatisfied, particularly within the garment sector. []In Thailand, Malaysia, and Vietnam, the garment sectors are about six times more productive than in Myanmar, while Cambodia and ...

In Laos, the lush forests are alive with the whines of drills that pierce the air. On the Mekong, a giant concrete wall rises slowly above the trees. The Don Sahong dam is a strong symbol, not only for a power-hungry Asia but also for ...

ໂຄງການພັດທະນາຊັບພະຍາກອນມະນຸດເພື່ອການຄຸ້ມຄອງພື້ນທີ່ສະຫງວນ ແລະ ສັດປ່າໄດ້ເຮັດສຳເລັດໃນການສຶກສາຄົ້ນຄວ້າໃນຂົງເຂດພື້ນທີ່ດັ່ງກ່າວ ແລະ ການຕິດຕາມສັດປ່າທີ່ອາໄສໃນພື້ນທີ່. ໃນປີນີ້ໂຄງການດັ່ງກ່າວໄດ້ຈັດທຳປຶ້ມແບບຮຽນຈຳນວນໜຶ່ງສຳລັບນັກສຶກສາປະລິຍາຕີໃນຄະນະປ່າໄມ້ ມະຫາວິທະຍາໄລແຫ່ງຊາດລາວ.ອ່ານຕໍ່ ...

ໃນວັນສຸກແລ້ວນີ້ ກຸ່ມສິດທິມະນຸດລາວໄດ້ຮຽກຮ້ອງໃຫ້ເຈົ້າໜ້າທີ່ນະຄອນຫຼວງວຽງຈັນ ສືບສວນສອບສວນການເສຍຊີວິດຂອງຜູ້ຕ້ອງຂັງໃນເດືອນແລ້ວນີ້ ເຊິ່ງແມ່ນຊາວບ້ານທີ່ຖືກກັກຕົວມາແຕ່ປີ 2011 ໃນຄະດີການປະທ້ວງກ່ຽວກັບທີ່ດິນຢູ່ແຂວງສາລະວັນ.ລັດຖະບານຍັງຄົງບໍ່ສະແດງທ່າທີໃດໆກ່ຽວກັບການຕາຍໃນຄຸກຂອງທ້າວສີ ພົງ ໜຶ່ງໃນສອງນັກໂທດທີ່ຖືກຈຳຄຸກ ຫຼັງຈາກທີ່ຜູ້ຮ່ວມປະທ້ວງຈຳນວນ 23 ຄົນເຊິ່ງຖືກກັກຕົວໃນປີ 2011 ໄດ້ຮັບການປ່ອຍຕົວ.ອ່ານຕໍ່ ...

ນັກຄົ້ນຄວ້າ, ຄູອາຈານ ແລະ ນັກສຶກສາໃນມະຫາວິທະຍາໄລແຫ່ງຊາດ​ (ມຊ) ໄດ້ຮຽນຮູ້ກ່ຽວກັບການພັດທະນາໂດຍຊຸມຊົນໃນງານສຳມະນາ ເຊິ່ງຈັດຂຶ້ນທີ່ນະຄອນຫຼວງວຽງຈັນໃນວັນທີ 21-23 ຕຸລານີ້.ກະຊວງກະສິກຳ ແລະ ປ່າໄມ້ ໄດ້ຈັດ ‘ງານສຳມະນາກ່ຽວກັບການພັດທະນາໂດຍຊຸມຊົນ’ ຂຶ້ນທີ່ຄະນະວິທະຍາສາດ ແລະ ສິ່ງແວດລ້ອມ ມຊ.ອ່ານຕໍ່ ...

The six-nation Safe Mekong Operation Project will continue anti-drug operations for at least the next four years, Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Minister Prajin Juntong says. The campaign, which began in 2013, has pulled Thailand, Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam together to tackle drug trafficking ...

ສະມາຄົມເກົາຫຼີເພື່ອການແບ່ງປັນດ້ານສິລະປະວັດທະນະທຳ ໄດ້ມອບເຄື່ອງນຸ່ງຫົ່ມ, ເກີບ, ໂຕະ ແລະ ຕັ່ງ ເພື່ອຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອຜູ້ທຸກຍາກໃຫ້ແກ່ລັດຖະບານລາວ ເຊິ່ງມີມູນຄ່າກວ່າ 32 ຕື້ກີບ (3,894,720 ໂດລາສະຫະລັດ). ນອກນີ້ຍັງແນໃສ່ຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອບັນເທົາທຸກໄພພິບັດສຳລັບຜູ້ປະສົບເຄາະ ແລະ ຜູ້ດ້ອຍໂອກາດໃນຊົນນະບົດອ່ານຕໍ່ ...

ກະຊວງສຶກສາທິການ ແລະ ກິລາວາງແຜນດຳເນີນງານໃນປີໜ້າ ສຳລັບໂຄງການການສ້າງທັກສະດ້ານການທ່ອງທ່ຽວ, ພາຍໃຕ້ການສະໜັບສະໜູນທຶນຮ່ວມລະຫວ່າງລັດຖະບານລາວ, ລຸກຊຳບວກ ແລະ ສະວິດເຊີແລນ.ໂຄງການດັ່ງກ່າວຈະຈັດຕັ້ງປະຕິບັດໂດຍກະຊວງສຶກສາທິການ ແລະ ກິລາ ແລະ ອົງການຮ່ວມມືເພື່ອການພັດທະນາແຫ່ງປະເທດລຸກຊຳບວກ.ອ່ານຕໍ່ ...

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ອັດຕະປື, ລາວ (ວຽງຈັນທາມສ໌/ANN) – ແຂວງອັດຕະປືໄດ້ແຈ້ງການປະມູນໄມ້ທ່ອນທີ່ຍຶດໄດ້ໂດຍຄະນະກຳມະການຄຸ້ມຄອງໄມ້ ພາຍໃຕ້ພະແນກອຸດສາຫະກຳ ແລະ ການຄ້າ.ການປະມູນດັ່ງກ່າວໄດ້ມີການເຊື້ອເຊີນສະມາຄົມເຟີນີເຈີ, ໂຮງງານປຸງແຕ່ງໄມ້,​ ໂຮງງານເຟີນີເຈີ ແລະ ທຸລະກິດໄມ້ທົ່ວປະເທດເພື່ອເຂົ້າຮ່ວມ.ອ່ານຕໍ່ ...

Northeastern provinces along the Mekong have been warned of possible flooding due to the rapidly rising water level of the river. The hydrology office in Nong Khai said on Sunday that heavy rains in northern Thailand and Laos were pouring water into the Mekong River ...

Guidelines for mitigating the environmental impact and managing risks of hydropower dams in the Mekong River will be established at the end of March 2018 after discussion between Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. Forty-five officials from the four countries have been meeting in Vientiane this ...

apanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe recently pledged to promote more than 150 quality infrastructure projects in five nations in the Mekong River subregion—Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos—under a new blueprint, the Tokyo Strategy 2018 for Mekong-Japan Cooperation, which will be effective from 2019 to ...

The Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) is a major global rice producer and exporter but its population suffers from serious levels of poverty and malnutrition. Spanning six countries – China, Myanmar, Lao PDR, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam – the region is home to 334 million people. Keep reading ...