The new focus on social assistance with knowledge training in GMS countries was a shift from economic aid, MI Chairman said at the Mekong Forum on “New Geo-economics: Reshaping the Future of the GMS?”
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Cambodia’s Path to Fulfill the Paris Climate Agreement
Though a small country, Sao Phal Niseiy observes that Cambodia is more than capable of doing its part to uphold its responsibility to the 2015 Paris Climate Change Agreement.
Lack of accountability and clarity in SEZ Law highlighted in Dawei
An inadequate legal framework, poor implementation process, absence of accountabilities and the lack of transparency lead to violations of human rights and environmental disruption in Myanmar’s Special Economic Zones: experts.
Trump’s policies could put Cambodia’s environment on chopping block
Under President Donald Trump’s proposed 2018 budget, Cambodia could experience a 70 percent cut in aid from the United States.
If it walks like a duck …
Industry cries foul over Egat’s proposal to impose a levy on renewable power producers for storage…Renewable power has become a bigger player in the energy mix the past three years as more private firms were granted licences to develop projects, mostly solar farms.
Laos Expects to Have 100 Hydropower Plants by 2020
Laos has expected to operate 100 hydropower plants with combined installed generation capacity of 28,000 MW and annual power output of about 77,000 million KWh by 2020.
When will they learn? More power plant waste threatens Vietnam’s marine reserve
A Chinese plant has already been given permission to dump a million cubic meters of mud in the area.
Three major challenges AIIB must overcome
Moody’s Investors Service gave the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank its highest possible rating of Aaa, with a stable outlook, on June 29, because of “the strength of AIIB’s governance frameworks, including its policies on risk management, capital adequacy and liquidity”.
Laos Seizes Cache of Illegal Logs Owned by Governor’s Wife: Official
State inspection authorities in Laos have seized more than two dozen trucks after they were found to be hauling timber illegally logged by the wife of the governor of Attapeu province for sale across the border in Vietnam: an official source
Electricity prices to be cut for big industry
Electricite du Cambodge has announced a price cut for large enterprises with a capacity exceeding one megawatt.