People and government
New Members Appointed to Burma’s Investment Commission
The Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) was reshuffled on 7 June to include 11 new members, the President’s Office announced on 8 June. Kyaw Win, Minister of National Planning and Finance, was appointed chairman, and Than Myint, Minister of Commerce, was appointed vice chairman. Aung Naing Oo, former secretary ...
Laos, Hungary continue education cooperation
Laos and Hungary will pursue an educational cooperation programme for the next three years after reaching an agreement recently. The related agreement on the educational cooperation programme was signed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs MrSaleumxay Kommasith and Hungary’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade MrPéter ...
Combine harvesters fill labour gap in Mandalay
Farmers in Mandalay are increasingly hiring combine harvesters to make up for a labour shortage in the region but there are not yet enough machines to go around. As rural to urban migration gathers pace farmers have faced acute labour shortages. Some farmers have cut the ...
Dozens in Myitkyina township protest Myitsone dam meeting
Some 40 residents of Kachin State’s Myitkyina Township staged a protest on on 4 June against a meeting between Chinese Ambassador Hong Liang, Chinese investor China Power Investment and president of the Kachin State Democracy Party Tu Ja over attempts to renegotiate the Chinese-funded Myitsone dam.Keep ...
Mekong dam projects ‘could destroy livelihoods, ecology’
The ecology of the Mekong River could be destroyed within 10 years if dam projects along the river are allowed to continue, Thai and Cambodian non-government organisations have warned. They have also warned that it will be very difficult for people to claim compensation for ...
New teams to settle land disputes announced
Newly appointed Minister of Land Management Chea Sophara last week established a working group comprising 27 four-man teams tasked with hastening the resolution of land disputes. According to a letter issued by the Ministry of Land Management on 5 June, each team will be assigned three ...
UNICEF pledges to improve child welfare in Laos
The United Nations Children’s Fund has committed to strongly supporting the Lao government’s efforts to improve the quality of education and healthcare as well as combat malnutrition problems in the country. Ms Hongwei Gao, UNICEF Lao PDR Representative stressed the importance of providing opportunities and a supportive ...
License freeze hits teacher graduates
The Teachers’ Council of Thailand (TCT) has decided not to issue educational administrator licences for about 2,500 master’s graduates of Bangkokthonburi University’s Educational Administration programme in 2014 after a probe found irregularities. Keep reading ...
Almost 100 Champassak companies fail to pay taxes
Champassak provincial authorities have discovered that 94 companies have not paid their taxes for several months after registering their businesses. An official at the provincial Commerce and Industry Department, who asked not to be named, said that the department has set a 30-day deadline for these companies ...
Govt, ADB consult on new country partnership strategy
The Lao government and the Asian Development Bank have jointly discussed preparations for the new ADB Country Partnership Strategy 2017-2021, to align ADB’s support with Lao development priorities in its next five year plan. The consultation meeting was held in Vientiane on 2 June and was jointly ...
