Global Data Barometer
Global Data BarometerOpen Development Laos ສົ່ງເສີມ the Open Development Initiative ຮ່ວມກັບ Sinar Project, ໂດຍຜ່ານ the D4D Asia Hub, ແລະ ໄດ້ຮ່ວມມືກັບ the Global Data Barometer ເພື່ອພັດທະນາຊັບພະຍາກອນໃໝ່ກ່ຽວກັບຂໍ້ມູນເພື່ອປະໂຫຍດຂອງສາທາລະນະ. The Global Data Barometer ມີຄວາມຄາດຫວັງເພື່ອລົບລ້າງຄວາມແຕກໂຕນດ້ານຄວາມຮູ້ດ້ານນະໂຍບາຍຂໍ້ມູນ ແລະ ພາກປະຕິບັດ ໃນແຕ່ລະຂະແໜງການທີ່ແຕກຕ່າງກັນໃນແຕ່ລະພາກພື້ນ ແລະ ປະເທດໃນໂລກ. ນັບຈາກການຄົ້ນຄ້ວາສ້າງຂໍ້ມູນເປີດ Barometer ຊຶ່ງໄດ້ຖືກນຳໃຊ້ເພື່ອຂັບເຄື່ອນອຳນາດຕັດສິນໃຈ, ການສົ່ງເສີມ ແລະ ການຄົ້ນຄ້ວາທາງວິຊາການທົ່ວໂລກ; ພວກເຮົາ ກຳລັງສ້າງດັດຊະນີຂອງໂລກແບບໃໝ່ ທີ່ຕິດຕາມຂອບເຂດທີ່ຂໍ້ມູນຈະຖືກຄຸ້ມຄອງ, ແບ່ງປັນ ແລະ ...
18 Chinese Nationals Caught Crossing Mekong into Chiang Rai
Immigration officials in Chang Saen, Chiang Rai have arrested 18 Chinese nationals for illegal entry after crossed the Mekong from Laos. Immigration police said the Chinese Nationals were found taking refuge at a local restaurant. Chiang Rai Immigration police said they were tipped off about the ...
CTN News
Science Shows Chinese Dams Are Devastating the Mekong
Eleven massive dams straddle the mighty Mekong River before it leaves China and flows into Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and on into Vietnam. Yet I have long been skeptical that China could use those 11 upstream dams, massive as they are, to turn off the ...
BRIAN EYLER
Record-breaking floods in northern Thailand intensify scrutiny of Mekong dam project
In the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi, communities in northern Thailand’s Chiang Rai province are taking stock of the toll wreaked by heavy rains and rising rivers. At least 33 people lost their lives in the country since mid-August amid hazardous conditions that devastated riverside homes, businesses and ...
Carolyn Cowan
Thailand's stock exchange plans to promote the Mekong region
The Stock Exchange of Thailand is planning to launch a board that lists securities from its less-developed neighbors — Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam. By mid-2018 it will also introduce an index of Thai-listed companies that have exposure to the so-called CLMV countries, allowing investors to ...
YUKAKO ONO
(English) Chinese vice premier meets ASEAN leaders
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Meth trade rises as opium output dips
Record number of methamphetamine drugs has been seized recently raising concern of a new menace as the opium trade – which haunted the country for decades – appears to be on the decline, a senior police official said Sunday. He said the government has been ...
Htoo Thant
China, Mekong nations agree on over 100 projects
Leaders of China and Southeast Asian nations along the Mekong River have agreed to proceed with more than 100 projects that receive financial support from Beijing. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang joined leaders from Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam in Cambodia’s capital Phnom Penh on ...
NHK Reporter
Provinces in Mekong Delta seeing less rain, may face severe drought
As usual at this time of year, water from upstream in the Mekong River flows forward and causes floods in Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta provinces. But so far, water levels at river monitoring portal stations are the lowest ever. The objective reason is the El Nino ...
Australia’s new strategy on ASEAN
When Australia looks to the north, what does it see? Southeast Asia, of course. But the region is no longer the geographic landmass in its front yard comprised of 10 countries governed by political systems and cultural values different than its own. []Hawke’s quick decision during his ...
Kavi Chongkittavorn
Mice expected to crack 30m with 2018 arrivals
Some 30.2 million people, both locals and foreigners, are expected to make business trips in Thailand this year, generating revenue of 174 billion baht. []Khon Kaen, located in the heart of Thailand’s Northeast region, has become a gateway to the Greater Mekong Subregion, which consists of ...
SUCHAT SRITAMA
Five Reasons Air Travel Is Booming in the Greater Mekong Subregion
The Greater Mekong Subregion is one of the fast-growing markets for air transport services today.[] Bangkok is still the busiest aviation hub in the subregion, followed by Kunming, said the report. It notes that more airports are being connected to international destinations because of Open ...
Greater Mekong Subregion
Southeast Asia`s foreign debt spirals
Six Southeast Asian countries, led by Laos, have much higher external debt levels than the developing world average, sparking concern that the region may be heading for a debt crisis. Keep reading ...
Dam calamity a wake-up call for Mekong hazards
The recent case of the Xe Pian Xe Namnoy dam collapse in Laos is a timely reminder that there are potential hazardous factors associated with the failure of storage dams. These include large mass movements into a reservoir close to the dam such as a sudden ...
How Taming the Mekong Could Give China Unprecedented Power
The deadly collapse of one of the dozen or so dams dotted along the Mekong River and its tributaries has highlighted the rapid development of a waterway that is increasingly important strategically for China and its neighbors. For hundreds of thousands of people living on ...
Study to shed light on air connectivity in Mekong region
New research will soon shed light on the challenges and opportunities in boosting the number of air links between Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and China. Carried out as part of the Mekong Lancang Cooperation Framework, the study, which was launched in April and is expected to ...
Thai activist sued for defamation as poultry firm vows more cases
A defamation case by a Thai poultry farm against an activist who tweeted allegations of labour abuse should be dropped, a rights group urged Wednesday (Nov 28), as the complainant vowed further action against “so-called human rights defenders”. Thailand exports billions of dollars of farm ...
25th meeting of Mekong Council reviews work on river
The 25th meeting of the Mekong River Commission (MRC) Council was convened in Ha Long city, the northern province of Quang Ninh, on November 28. It brought together 120 delegates from the council’s four member countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam. The commission’s dialogue ...
Major reservoir at risk of pollution
Đá Đen reservoir, which supplies water to 90 per cent of the people in Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province, is at risk of being severely polluted. Many local residents in Châu Đức and Tân Thành districts bordering the reservoir are worried that the waste water treatment plant ...
Surge in Red River hurts Vietnamese crops
After hydrologists warned last week that huge discharges of water from Chinese reservoirs upstream would flood the Hong (Red River) in the north, water levels have risen sharply, damaging ships and destroying crops. The Nong Thon Ngay Nay (Countryside Today) newspaper reported that the water discharge ...