Vietnam braces for severe impact of Mekong River’s record low water levels
The Mekong River’s water level during this year’s early flood season, from June to July, is among the lowest on record, according to the Mekong River Commission (MRC), with experts warning of impending consequences on the upcoming dry season in Vietnam. Water levels in the Mekong ...
Mekong: When the river runs dry
It has been a bad year for the Mekong. An unusually long period of drought has brought water levels to some of the lowest measurements in recent years. There are fears that the drought will have a particularly negative effect on the Tonle Sap River, connecting ...
Milton Osborne
How wasps saved Asia’s forests
In our recent study, we combined field observations and satellite imagery to show how the tiny pest-killing lopezi wasp (Anagyrus lopezi) helped combat deforestation in Thailand, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, and Vietnam by controlling a pest that was devastating cassava crops across the region. Keep reading ...
Lancang-Mekong cultural exchange youth camp launched in Myanmar
A Lancang-Mekong Cultural Exchange Youth Camp was launched in Myanmar’s northern city of Mandalay Monday with the aim of enhancing cooperation between cultural groups and youth artists from six Lancang-Mekong countries. The six Lancang-Mekong countries are China, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam and Thailand. Keep reading ...
Dynamics of cooperation mechanisms in the Mekong
There are several Mekong cooperation mechanisms between the lower Mekong countries (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam) with China, India, Japan, Republic of Korea, and the US. The leading mechanisms in terms of sizeable project funding are Mekong-Lancang Cooperation and the Mekong-Japan Cooperation. Keep reading ...
Lower Mekong Initiative (LMI) Women’s Leadership Project (WLP) Calls for Applicants
For applicant from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam To be an agent for change in your community, consider applying for the LMI Women’s Leadership Project. Deadline: 15 Oct. 2018 Click here to fill out the application ...
MRC announces Mekong Day event to celebrate signing of Mekong agreement
Today marks the 22nd anniversary of the signing of the Mekong Agreement between Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand and Viet Nam. It is a founding agreement on regional collaboration on water management that established the Mekong River Commission.The MRC will celebrate the Mekong Day tomorrow with ...
Leading Thai logistics group JWD to expand into Indonesia, Vietnam
[] JWD, which has operations in Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia, joins others in expanding into the region. Last month, DHL Supply Chain said it was investing 70 million euros in Southeast Asia. Keep reading ...
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Meteorological Department Warns Northern Thailand to Brace for Heavy Rain and Mekong River Overflows
The tropical storm is expected to blow over Hong Kong and China’s Hainan island during September 13-14 and this will bring more rain to Laos and Thai provinces bordering Mekong river with danger of river overflows. Keep reading ...
Lancang - Mekong Media Strengthen Cooperation
Lancang-Mekong media officials and journalists met in Kunming, Yunnan Province of China to promote exchanges and cooperation. The seminar saw the participation of media officials and journalists from Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand. It is being hosted by Yunnan Daily Press Group from Jun ...
Renewable Energy in the Greater Mekong Subregion: A Status Report
The Greater Mekong Subregion has significant potential to develop renewal energy, but it also faces major challenges. Cambodia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, and Viet Nam—all members of the Greater Mekong Subregion—are seeking to expand the use of renewable energy.Keep reading ...
Greater Mekong Subregion Secretariat
Cambodia attracts over 333 mln USD investment from ASEAN in 2017
Cambodia attracted the fixed asset investment of 333.4 million U.S. dollars from its ASEAN member states in 2017, according to a government’s report on Friday. ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) groups Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Keep reading ...
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ການລັກລອບຕັດໄມ້ຢູ່ລາວ ຂັດຂວາງ ເປົ້າໝາຍຫຼຸດຜ່ອນການຕັດໄມ້ ຂອງລັດຖະບານລາວ
ການລັກລອບຕັດໄມ້, ການໃຫ້ສໍາປະທານແກ່ຜູ້ພັດທະນາເອກະຊົນ ແລະ ການບຸກລຸກທີ່ດິນປ່າໄມ້ ເຮັດໃຫ້ເປັນໄພອັນຕະລາຍຕໍ່ເປົ້າໝາຍຂອງລາວໃນການບັນລຸຄວາມເປົ້າໝາຍປູກປ່າໃຫ້ໄດ້ 70% ໃນປີ 2035. ນັ້ນແມ່ນອີງຕາມການສຳຫຼວດຂອງກະຊວງກະສິກຳແລະປ່າໄມ້ຂອງລາວເມື່ອບໍ່ດົນມານີ້, ເຊິ່ງຊີ້ໃຫ້ເຫັນເຖິງການລັກລອບຕັດໄມ້ຜິດກົດໝາຍໃນປະເທດເພີ່ມຂຶ້ນ.ອ່ານເພິ່ມເຕີມ ...
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Mekong Tourism Forum 2018 - Nakhon Phanom Thailand
The Mekong Tourism Forum 2018 will open its doors from 26 to 29 June 2018 , to provide a cooperative platform for public and private sector stakeholders in the tourism industry. The venue is Nakhon Phanom in Thailand’s North-East, the major Thai-Laos border town at ...
ລັດຖະບານ: ຄວາມສະຫງົບໃນພື້ນທີ່ຊາຍແດນເປັນສິ່ງສຳຄັນເພື່ອປົກປ້ອງອະທິປະໄຕ ແລະ ສ້າງຄວາມເຊື່ອໝັ້ນຕໍ່ປະເທດເພື່ອນບ້ານ
ລັດຖະບານຖືເອົາບັນຫາທີ່ຊາຍແດນເປັນສິ່ງທີ່ສຳຄັນທີ່ສຸດໃນການປົກປັກຮັກສາເອກະລາດ, ອະທິປະໄຕ ແລະ ຜືນແຜ່ນດິນອັນຄົບຖ້ວນຂອງຊາດລາວ ທັງຍັງສ້າງຄວາມເຊື່ອໝັ້ນຕໍ່ປະເທດເພ່ອນບ້ານ. ໄດ້ມີການທົບທວນຂະບວນການດັ່ງກ່າວໃນການລາຍງານຕໍ່ກອງປະຊຸມແຫ່ງຊາດກ່ຽວກັບບັນຫາຊາຍແດນ ທີ່ວຽງຈັນອ່ານຕໍ່ ...
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Hot air balloons seen on ancient city of Bagan, Myanmar
Myanmar hosted a two-day workshop on heritage sites management in Lancang-Mekong countries in its ancient city of Bagan on Wednesday. The workshop featured extensive discussions and view exchanges of representatives from six Lancang-Mekong countries — China, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam and Thailand. Keep reading ...
Mekong river literature award presented
Twelve writers from six nations in the Mekong River Delta received Mekong River Literature Awards in a ceremony held in Hanoi on June 15. The event gathered 30 writers from six countries in the region which are Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, Myanmar and China. Keep reading ...
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(ຂປລ) ທ່ານ ຢີນເບີນາດ ຄາຣາສ໌ໂກ ເອກອັກຄະລັດຖະທູດອົສ໌ຕຣາລີປະຈຳລາວ ໄດ້ເດີນທາງຢ້ຽມຢາມເມືອງສະໜາມໄຊ ແຂວງອັບຕະປື ໃນດືອນແລ້ວນີ້ ເພື່ອພົບປະກັບອຳນາດການປົກຄອງທ້ອງຖິ່ນ ແລະ ຢ້ຽມຊົມກິດຈະກຳການຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອຊຸດໃໝ່ຂອງລັດຖະບານອົສ໌ຕຣາລີ ໃນການສົ່ງເສີມພາລະກິດຟື້ນຟູຊີວິດການເປັນຢູ່ຂອງຜູ້ປະສົບໄພພິບັດນ້ຳຖ້ວມ.ອ່ານຕໍ່ ...
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Orphaned Myanmar elephants blanketed against cold
When an unexpectedly cold front from China descended on parts of Southeast Asia this past week, people in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia bundled up in coats to stave off the region’s unusual weather. But what’s an elephant to do?Keep reading ...
The Bangkok Post Reporter