“The five Mekong countries have great potential in developing trade in agriculture and hope that you can sell more good products to us,” said Chinese senior LMC officer
Category: Laos
Sombath Somphone’s Wife Calls Again on Laos to Explain His Disappearance
RFA’s Lao Service The wife of disappeared Lao rural development activist Sombath Somphone called on the government of Laos on Thursday to answer questions surrounding the fate of her husband, who vanished five years ago at a police checkpoint outside the Lao capital Vientiane. Joined by a Malaysian parliamentarian and by rights group members at […]
Breaking news: Nam Theun power project achieves $934.5m financing
EGCO Group has secured US$934.5 million (Bt30.5 billion) with commercial banks in Thailand to fund the development and construction of its Nam Theun 1 hydroelectric dam.
Thailand to avoid Mekong blasting plan at China talks
THAILAND will highlight water management, connectivity, sustainable development and people-to-people relations at this week’s Lancang-Mekong foreign ministers meeting in China
Medicinal plant potential under scrutiny
The project supports Laos’ research and development of traditional medicines, the first step towards commercial production for domestic and export sales.
Human rights advice for Thais who invest abroad
The UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights has provided three recommendations to prevent human rights violations stemming from Thai investment overseas.
Decree defines criteria for upgrading large villages to small towns
To be certified as a small town, a village in a mountainous rural area must have at least 1,000 inhabitants.
From friends to strangers: The decline of the Irrawaddy dolphin
Today the Mekong’s dolphins face a new threat. The proposed Sambor Dam on the river’s mainstream in Cambodia.
The Mekong, Dammed to Die
Laos is going forward with Don Sarong Dam, without approval from the Mekong River Commission and in defiance of protests from NGOs and downstream countries.
Lao makes its mark on the Mekong river
The Ban Mom port’s development will allow it to manage the influx of regional traffic and will also help combat the illegal trafficking of goods and contraband items to and from China.