At 8 a.m. Tuesday, ships horns echoed through the river valley as the 76th joint patrol of the Mekong River by law enforcement from China, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand set sail, marking its 7th anniversary. Wearing uniforms, helmets and life jackets, rows of police officers ...

Thai and migrant crewmen risk life and limb for little or no pay. Tunlin is among some 2,900 fishermen who have been rescued and repatriated by the Labour Rights Promotion Network Foundation. The operation, started in 2014, continues to help both Thais and migrants mostly from ...

Originating in the Tibetan highlands and running through China, Myanmar, Thailand, Lao PDR, Cambodia, and Vietnam, the Mekong and its tributaries provide water, food and income for 60 million people. The longest river in Southeast Asia is home to the world’s largest inland fishery. It ...

China’s “One belt, One Road” railway link with Asean has started to materialise as construction in Laos has progressed to more than 10 per cent of the project linking China’s border to Vientiane.However, one expert has warned that the Chinese government’s financial support for the ...

The Labour Ministry announced on Friday that the Thai government agreed to extend the deadline for Cambodian officials to complete registration and work permit delivery to Cambodian migrant workers by six months.[]It is estimated about one million workers are still waiting for verification, among them ...

The 70th joint patrol on the Mekong River with law enforcers from China, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand was completed on Friday. Ten vessels and more than 160 law enforcers participated in the mission which started on Tuesday.During the joint patrol, the personnel held a seminar on ...

MRCS is arranging a Consultation with Developers on Review and Update of the Design Guidance for Proposed Mainstream (and Tributary) on January 25, 2018 at the Office of the Mekong River Commission Secretariat in Vientiane, Lao PDR.For more details, please visit here ...

Thai overseas investors have been urged to respect human rights wherever they are doing business and work closely with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). Human rights were highlighted as a critical issue, as the NHRC has received 12 complaints about Thai investments in Myanmar, Laos, ...

Leaders of the Mekong nations have raised concerns over the development of hydropower along the river system following the collapse of a major dam in Laos in July. The leaders met on Wednesday at the World Economic Forum on Asean to discuss their vision for ...

How are Southeast Asian countries responding to growing tensions between the two powers? []Other Southeast Asian state — like Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and perhaps nominal U.S. ally Thailand — appear to be moving toward China, preferring China’s economic incentives over the benefits of U.S. military “protection.” Keep reading ...

Plans are underway to generate electricity from local power plants even though some neighboring countries – China, Thailand, Laos and India – have offered to sell their electricity to Myanmar, Deputy Permanent Secretary U Myint Soe of the Ministry of Electricity and Energy (MOEE) told ...

A tourism cooperation forum featuring tourist cities in countries along the Lancang-Mekong River will be held in Sanya, south China’s Hainan Province, local authorities announced on Saturday. Delegations from 26 tourist cities in China, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam will participate in the forum, ...

ເຈົ້າໜ້າທີ່ຝ່າຍລາວ ພ້ອມດ້ວຍຕາງໜ້າອົງການອະນາໄມໂລກ (WHO) ປະຊຸມກັນທີ່ວຽງຈັນເພື່ອຫາລືວິທີການໃນການປັບປຸງການປະສານງານລະຫວ່າງທີມແພດສຸກເສີນ.ການປັບປຸງການປະສານງານຈຳເປັນຕ້ອງມີການລວມສູນການບໍລິການຂອງທີມແພດດັ່ງກ່າວ ເພື່ອຮັບປະກັນຄຸນນະພາບ ແລະ ຄວາມພ້ອມຮັບມືໃນການປິ່ນປົວຜູ້ໄດ້ຮັບຜົນກະທົບໃນເວລາເກີດໄພພິບັດ.ອ່ານຕໍ່ ...

ລັດຖະບານຈີນ ໄດ້ນຳສົ່ງວັກຊິນປ້ອງກັນຍາດໂຄວິດ-19 ຍີ່ຫໍ້ຊີໂນຟາມ ເພິ່ມເຕີມຈຳນວນ 1 ລ້ານໂດສ ແລະ ອຸປະກອນທາງການແພດລວມມີເຂັມສັກຢາຕ່າງໆ ເພື່ອຊຸກຍູ້ຄວາມພະຍາຍາມຂອງ ສປປ ລາວໃນການຕ້ານການແຜ່ລະບາດຂອງພະຍາດ. ວັກຊິນຈະພຽງພໍສຳລັບປະຊາກອນ 500,000 ຄົນ ຊຶ່ງການຂົນສົ່ງດັ່ງກ່າວທັງໝົດແມ່ນໄດ້ມາເຖິງ ນະຄອນຫຼວງວຽງຈັນ ໃນວັນເສົາທີ່ຜ່ານມານີ້.​ ອ່ານຕໍ່ທີ່ນີ້  ...

By 2025, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region is expected to be the next destination for global participants, replacing China, with its geographic proximity, large consumer base, and low costs attracting traders. Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos, and Vietnam (the CLMV countries of the Greater ...

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 ...

ຄະນະກຳມະການສະເພາະກິດແຫ່ງຊາດ ເຊິ່ງມີການແຕ່ງຕັ້ງຂຶ້ນເພື່ອຈັດການພາລະກິດບັນເທົາທຸກ ຫຼງັເຫດເຂື່ອນແຕກທີ່ແຂວງອັດຕະປື, ກ່າວວ່າການຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອທຸກໆຮູບແບບສຳລັບຜູ້ປະສົບໄພພິບັດ ທັງຈາກປະຊາຊົນລາວ ແລະ ຕ່າງປະເທດ ຈະຖືກສົ່ງໄປອັດຕະປືເພື່ອຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອຜູ້ປະສົບໄພ.ອ່ານຕໍ່ ...

The 11th Lower Mekong Initiative and Friends of Lower Mekong Region Working Group Meeting, jointly organised by Myanmar and the United States, commenced at M Gallery Hotel in Nay Pyi Taw on May 3. The two-day meeting is being attended by delegates from Myanmar, the US, ...

ວຽງຈັນ (ວຽງຈັນທາມສ໌/ANN) – ການເປີດຖ້ຽວບິນເຊົ່າເໝົາລຳລະຫວ່າງເມືອງຫາງໂຈ ແຂວງສີຈຽງ ແລະ ນະຄອນຫຼວງວຽງຈັນ ຄາດວ່າຈະຊ່ວຍສົ່ງເສີມການຮ່ວມມືດ້ານການທ່ອງທ່ຽວ, ການຄ້າ ແລະ ການລົງທຶນລະຫວ່າງລາວ ແລະ ຈີນ.ພິທີເປີດຖ້ຽວບິນປະຖົມມະເລີກດັ່ງກ່າວໄດ້ມີຂຶ້ນໃນອາທິດແລ້ວນີ້ ທີ່ເມືອງຫາງໂຈ.ອ່ານຕໍ່ ...

The Mekong River Commission has updated its monitoring and flood forecasting front page to provide better information on the Mekong conditions. The commission’s Flood and Drought Forecast and Monitoring page has recently been revitalized since the last improvement in 2018 with a new interface, the MRC, ...