Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi will not attend this weekend’s Asean Summit in Singapore, a government spokesman said on Monday, which would make it the first time for her to skip one since coming to power in 2016. []The 10-member Asean comprises Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, ...

The mutilated bodies of two men found stuffed with concrete in the Mekong River last month have been identified as Thai activists living in exile, police and family confirmed on Tuesday (Jan 22). The pair were among dozens of anti-monarchy activists who fled Thailand to ...

Despite the many high-profile international campaigns that tout the welcoming people, exotic food and attractions of the Land of Smiles, Thailand placed fourth after Singapore, Vietnam and Malaysia in this year’s survey . []The Philippines, Indonesia and Myanmar were ranked below Thailand. The positions remained unchanged ...

Mighty Earth, an environmental group devoted to protecting rain forests and other endangered landscapes, is praising Bridgestone Corp. for the zero deforestation portion of its recently announced Global Sustainability Procurement Policy. []Demand for natural rubber has caused rapid deforestation in Southeast Asia, especially in Cambodia, Laos, ...

Environmental officials and experts from China and five other countries discussed strategic goals to promote regional environmental cooperation along the Lancang-Mekong River in a meeting on Wednesday in Beijing. The river, an international body of water, crosses all six countries－China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia and ...

Singapore-based venture capital company ID Capital has partnered with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and government of Australia to launch an agritech startup accelerator. Named Mekong Agriculture Technology Challenge Startup Accelerator (MATCh), it is aimed at innovative early-stage agritech startups and traditional agriculture businesses with ...

ແມ່ນຫຍັງທີ່ເຮັດໃຫ້ແມ່ຍິງໃນພາກພື້ນແມ່ນ້ຳຂອງບໍ່ສາມາດເຂົ້າເຖິງຂໍ້ມູນເປີດໄດ້? ທຳຄວາມເຂົ້າໃຈຕໍ່ສິ່ງກີດຂວາງທີ່ພາໃຫ້ແມ່ຍິງບໍ່ສາມາດເຂົ້າເຖິງຂໍ້ມູນເປີດໄດ້ຢູ່ໃນປະເທດກຳປູເຈຍ, ລາວ, ມຽນມາ ແລະ ຫວຽດນາມ ພາບຖ່າຍໂດຍ Mimi Thian ຈາກ Unsplash. Licensed freely on Unsplash.ຄວາມບໍ່ສະເໝີພາບທາງເພດ ໄດ້ຊີ້ໃຫ້ເຫັນເຖິງຊີວິດຂອງແມ່ຍິງໃນທົ່ວໂລກ. ພວກເຮົາໂຄງການ the Open Development Initiative, ມີຈຸດປະສົງຢາກເຂົ້າໃຈບັນຫາດັ່ງກ່າວວ່າມັນໄດ້ສົ່ງຜົນກະທົບຕໍ່ແມ່ຍິງຢູ່ໃນບັນດາປະເທດແມ່ນ້ຳຂອງກຳປູເຈຍ, ລາວ, ມຽນມາ ແລະ ຫວຽດນາມ (CLMV) ໃນການເຂົ້າເຖິງຂໍ້ມູນເປີດແນວໃດ. ໃນປີ 2019, ພວກເຮົາໄດ້ລົງສຳຫຼວດ ແລະ ສຳເລັດຜົນການສຶກສາວິໃຈກ່ຽວກັບຫົວຂໍ້ນີ້ ແລະ ໄດ້ນຳເອົາຜົນສະຫຼຸບລົງເຜີຍແຜ່ຢູ່ໃນຂໍ້ມູນເປີດເພື່ອການພັດທະນາຂອງປະເທດແມ່ນຳ້ຂອງ (the Open Development Mekong). ທ່ານສາມາດດາວໂຫຼດ ບົດລາຍງານວິຊາການສະບັບພາສາລາວ ໄດ້ທີ່ນີ້ >>>  ເຖິງແມ່ນວ່າແຕ່ລະປະເທດ CLMV ຈະມີເອກະລັກສະເພາະ, ແຕ່ແມ່ຍິງພາຍໃນພາກພື້ນນີ້ຍັງພົບກັບສິ່ງກີດຂວາງທີ່ຄ້າຍຄຽງກັນເຊັ່ນ: ຂາດການຊຸກຍູ້ທີ່ພຽງພໍຈາກສະຖາບັນ ...

Contributions Vietnam made to the 8th Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy Summit (ACMECS 8) and 9th Cambodia-Laos-Myanmar-Vietnam Summit (CLMV 9) once again affirm its sense of responsibility for and activeness in joining regional cooperation frameworks, thus helping promote comprehensive and sustainable development in the Mekong ...

Potential for enhancing trade ties between India and CLMV countries (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam) was highlighted at a conference which opened in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on May 21. Themed “India-CLMV economic development: Collaboration for regional integration”, the two-day event saw representatives from trade ministries, ...

Japan agreed to deepen cooperation with countries in the Mekong region, as Tokyo aims to maintain its influence in Southeast Asia with more and more countries falling under the sway of China. Ahead of a Japan-Mekong summit on Tuesday in Tokyo, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held ...

More than 800 illegal migrant workers, who failed to apply for a work permit by June 30, have been arrested. []Out of 1,600 workplaces, 150 of them were found to be employing illegal alien workers. There are currently 1.1 million legal migrant workers who make up ...

India today said it will work “closely and constructively” with all the members of RCEP for early conclusion of the negotiations for a mega trade deal. []To promote investments, the government had created a project development fund (PDF) to facilitate Indian investment in four countries of ...

Thailand’s heavy dependence on natural gas for the power sector has been trimmed to 60% from 70% thanks to greater use of coal and renewable sources, says the Energy Policy and Planning Office (Eppo). The coal-fired Hongsa power plant in Laos has helped to increase the ...

Pressure is mounting on the Lao PDR government to conduct a fresh impact assessment study of a proposed fourth dam on the lower Mekong River according to Save the Mekong, a coalition of non-government organisations. The call for a review and a fresh impact assessment coincided ...

Save the Mekong, a coalition of non-governmental organizations, community-based groups and concerned citizens within the Mekong region, issued a statement on Friday announcing their intention to boycott the Mekong River Commission’s (MRC’s) Prior Consultation for the proposed Pak Lay dam. Pak Lay is the fourth ...

In a major drive to promote travel from neighbouring countries during the last quarter, the Tourism Authority Thailand has teamed up with AirAsia, Bangkok Airways and VietJet Air to offer cheap fares. The so called ‘Mega Deal to ThailandTravel Is a Big Deal” encourages tourists ...

Residents living along the Mekong River in Chiang Rai’s Chiang Khong district have expressed strong opposition to a public hearing on China’s plans to blast away a stretch of rapids, saying there was no need for more talk about the proposal, which they would not ...

A state engineer Thursday dismissed panicked reports in the media and online that the Mekong River is about to flood. Water released upriver from Thailand by a Chinese dam has caused levels to rise downriver between Thailand and Laos, but despite local news and social ...

Germany committed to investing around 4.6 million US dollars in strengthening cross-border water cooperation among countries along the Mekong River. The fund would be utilized to bolster dialogue related to trans-boundary water resource planning and management among the lower Mekong countries: Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam.  Keep ...

Japan will work with Southeast Asian nations like Laos and Myanmar to provide immediate financing after natural disasters so that recovery funds can be quickly distributed. Keep reading   ...