Study identifies malaria resistance genes, possible drug targets
A new study of drug resistance in the parasite responsible for roughly half of all malaria cases worldwide has identified more than 80 genes that contribute to resistance, some of which could provide important information for drug development, researchers say.[]In recent years, however, a strain ...
Chris Dall
Dams threaten local basin: report
A river basin hosting three Mekong tributaries and providing a livelihood for 3.4 million people is under threat because of the construction of 65 dams, according to a study issued in Phnom Penh on Thursday by conservation groups. Conservative International (CI) and the International Union for ...
Project to improve agricultural development policy in Mekong subregion
A workshop was held in Hanoi on July 16 to launch a regional project to improve cooperation in policy research, implementation and advocacy in agriculture and rural development in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam. The project “Network for Agriculture and Rural Development Think-tanks for Countries in ...
No authority to prevent new Mekong River projects: MRC

The Mekong River Commission does not have the authority to stop projects even if they have trans-boundary effects, delegates to the fourth Green Mekong Forum said on 13 June, while the Thai Irrigation Department presented a water diversion project to fight poverty. If the MRC member states – ...
The Mekong: troubled waters in autocratic lands
For the Mekong countries, including Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia and Vietnam, 2018 was a big year both domestically and regionally. Key developments from last year will inevitably continue to shape the politics of the region in 2019. In terms of domestic affairs, the most worrying ...
More talk on Pak Bang Dam, but is anyone listening?
THE THAI delegation at a meeting this week on a third dam planned for the Lower Mekong River at Pak Bang in Laos urged the Chinese project developer, Datang Corp, to conduct a transboundary study to resolve outstanding issues. The developer appeared hesitant to take ...
Researchers seek alternatives to Mekong River hydropower dam
The Mekong River, flowing from the Tibetan Plateau through Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam to the South China Sea, is a hotbed of ecological diversity. The roughly 60 million people who live in the region, many in poverty, depend on the river and its ...
Mekong countries to seek sustainable tourism by training Cultural Heritage Specialist Guides
The ASEAN-Korea Centre (Secretary General Kim Young-sun) will organize the ‘Mekong Sub-regional Capacity Building Workshop on Cultural Heritage’ from 15 to 20 October in Luang Prabang, Lao PDR. The Workshop will gather government officials in charge of training the cultural heritage specialist guides and developing ...
Eleven Myanmar News Staff
Thailand aims to boost trade with neighbors by 15% in 2018
Thailand aims to increase trade with countries on its borders by 15% this year, to a record high of 1.5 trillion baht ($50 billion). The government is backing the drive to offset an expected slowdown in overall export growth due to appreciation of the baht ...
APORNRATH PHOONPHONGPHIPHAT
Law Enforcement from Mekong Nations Unite as Drug Trafficking Worsens in the Golden Triangle
Law enforcement agencies from Thailand, China, Myanmar and Laos will once again join together to boost measures against drug trafficking, following the worsening situation in northern Thailand. The drugs being carried through the Golden Triangle bore the same characteristics with pills imprinted with a symbol ...
New tool provides gauge for freshwater health
The most cost-effective way to keep fresh water clean for human use? Nature itself. Forests, rivers and wetlands filter out contaminants, store excess water, and in some cases even drive rainfall, so maintaining the health of those ecosystems — typically far upstream from population centers ...
ALLIE GOLDSTEIN
Dammed Mekong: lasting challenges for the region’s energy security
The recent collapse of the Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy dam in Laos shows Southeast Asia’s vulnerability to natural disasters and highlights the importance of emergency preparedness, safety regulation, and sustainable development planning in energy security policies. It also demonstrates the growing asymmetry that’s emanating from an economic ...
Thailand plans regional infrastructure fund to reduce China dependence
Thailand is taking the lead in creating a regional fund with its neighbors, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam, to back infrastructure and other development projects and to lessen reliance on Chinese investment. Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha is expected to propose the idea to the leaders of ...
Migrant social security discussed
Southeast Asian migrant workers are no longer just emigrating to developed countries, increasingly they’re moving within the region. With cross-border labour migration increasing, the question for governments has been how to ensure their citizens enjoy social security benefits abroad. []In light of this, labour authorities from ...
Foremost producer to make Thailand Asean export hub

Netherlands-based Royal FrieslandCampina, the producer of Foremost dairy products, plans to make Thailand its Asean export hub. The company expects income from Asia to be contributing half of its total revenue globally within five years, chief executive officer Roelof Joosten said on 7 June. He said Thailand ...
8th ACMECS Summit pledges to forge regional ties
The leaders of the CLMVT bloc pledged to forge deeper economic ties in the eighth Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation (ACMECS) Summit held on June 15th – 16th. In the keynote address, Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha said at the summit that ACMECS has been working towards ...
CLMV parliaments share public investment experiences
The parliaments of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Viet Nam shared experiences in monitoring and managing State budget and public investment during a conference in Phnom Penh on Monday. Addressing delegates at the launch of the conference, Cambodian National Assembly leader Heng Samrin said the event ...
ນະຄອນຫຼວງວຽງຈັນ ຢູ່ໃນເສັ້ນທາງໃນການບັນລຸເປົ້າໝາຍຈຳນວນນັກທ່ອງທ່ຽວ ສຳລັບປີ 2019
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ລາຍຮັບຈາກການທ່ອງທ່ຽວປີ 2019 ຕັ້ງເປົ້າຫຼຸດລົງ 2.63%
ວຽງຈັນ (ວຽງຈັນທາມສ໌/ANN) – ລັດຖະບານຕັ້ງເປົ້າລາຍຮັບຈາກການທ່ອງທ່ຽວຂອງນັກທ່ອງທ່ຽວຕ່າງປະເທດໃນລາວຢູ່ທີ່ປະມານ US$876 ລ້ານໂດລາ, ຫຼຸດລົງ 2.63% ທຽບກັບປີກາຍ.ລັດຖະບານໄດ້ຕັ້ງເປົ້າໝາຍນັກທ່ອງທ່ຽວໃນປີກາຍນີ້ຢູ່ທີ່ 5 ລ້ານຄົນ ແລະ ການສ້າງລາຍຮັບຢູ່ທີ່ US$900 ລ້ານໂດລາ, ແຕ່ວ່າໃນຕົວຈິງຄາດວ່າມີນັກທ່ອງທ່ຽວເຂົ້າມາລາວພຽງແຕ່ 4.18 ລ້ານຄົນ. ບົດລາຍງານຕົວເລກຕົວຈິງຍັງບໍ່ມີການເປີດເຜີຍ ຈາກກະຊວງຖະແຫຼງຂ່າວ, ວັດທະນະທຳ ແລະ ທ່ອງທ່ຽວ.ອ່ານຕໍ່ ...
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ລະບົບຊົນລະປະທານຈະສະໜອງນ້ຳສຳລັບພື້ນທີ່ປູກຝັງ 1,500 ເຮັກຕາ
ວຽງຈັນ (ວຽງຈັນທາມສ໌/ANN) – ແຜນຊົນລະປະທານທີ່ຫາກໍ່ສຳເລັດ ຄາດວ່າຈະສ້າງຜົນປະໂຫຍດໃຫ້ແກ່ຊາວກະສິກອນກວ່າ 60,000 ຄົນ ດ້ວຍການສະໜອງນ້ຳສູ່ພື້ນທີ່ກະສິກຳ 1,542 ເຮັກຕາ.ໂຄງການດັ່ງກ່າວໄດ້ມີການມອບຮັບຢ່າງເປັນທາງການໃນມື້ວານນີ້ ຈາກຜູ້ຮັບເໝົາໃຫ້ແກ່ອຳນາດການປົກຄອງວຽງຈັນ ຢູ່ບ້ານດົງໝາກຄາຍ ເມືອງໄຊທານີ.ແຜນຊົນລະປະທານດັ່ງກ່າວແມ່ນສ່ວນໜຶ່ງຂອງໂຄງການຄຸ້ມຄອງຄວາມສ່ຽງ ແລະ ຫຼຸດຜ່ອນຜົນກະທົບຈາກໄພນ້ຳຖ້ວມ ແລະ ແຫ້ງແລ້ງ ພາຍໃຕ້ການສະໜັບສະໜູນຂອງທະນາຄານພັດທະນາອາຊີ (ADB) ແລະ ລັດຖະບານລາວ.ອ່ານຕໍ່ ...
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