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Mekong river literature award presented
Twelve writers from six nations in the Mekong River Delta received Mekong River Literature Awards in a ceremony held in Hanoi on June 15. The event gathered 30 writers from six countries in the region which are Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, Myanmar and China. Keep reading ...
Thailand hosts summit with the Mekong leaders
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-cha welcomes leaders of the Mekong countries to the Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS) Summit in Bangkok, including Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam. Keep reading ...
Laos announces fourth Mekong dam amid fears of ecological disaster
The Mekong River Commission (MRC) announced yesterday that Laos has formally notified the Commission of its intention to construct the Pak Lay dam on the mainstream of the Mekong River. The notification triggers commencement of the Prior Consultation procedure under the MRC’s Procedures for Notification, ...
Mekong nations get started on their own infrastructure fund
Five nations that share the Mekong River on Saturday adopted a five-year master development plan, vowing to upgrade roads, power grids and other pieces of infrastructure that connect and strengthen the region. Keep reading ...
Lao PDR Submits Notification on the Pak Lay Hydropower Project to MRC for Prior Consultation
The Mekong River Commission Secretariat has received an official notification from the Lao Government that it will undertake the formal process of prior consultation on its Pak Lay hydropower project in the Pak Lay area in the Lao PDR’s northern province of Xayaburi. The run-of-river ...
ACMECS and CLMV need reforms
Open regionalism remains on track in the Mekong region although there is an anti-globalisation wave and rising protectionism in other parts of the world. Regional integration has been and will be one of the main foreign policy objectives of the Mekong countries. The 8th ACMECS (Ayeyawady-Chao ...
Regional Short Film Contest Launched to Combat Wildlife Trade
The British Embassy in Yangon launched a regional short-film competition on Thursday as part of a UK government initiative to combat the global illegal wildlife trade (IWT). The UK government, in association with the Luang Prabang Film Festival, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the Wildlife ...
Destination Mekong hosts 1st Asia Film Destination Conference
For the first time, Destination Mekong is hosting the 1st Asia Film Destination Conference, as part of the Mekong Mini Movie Festival, co-located with the 2018 Mekong Tourism Forum on June 26th in Nakhon Phanom, Thailand. Keep reading ...
Thailand’s Energy Review Delays Launch of Controversial Mekong Dam
A major energy review by Thailand has delayed the launch of a controversial dam on the Mekong. This could lead to further questions about future hydropower projects along the river. The Chinese-backed Pak Beng dam in Laos was supposed to be the third dam under construction ...
Next Asean meeting on tourism qualifications to be held in Cambodia
The second edition of a conference on the mutual recognition of professionals in the tourism industry across Asean member states will take place in Phnom Penh’s Sokha Hotel on June 20-21. The first iteration of the International Conference on Mutual Recognition Arrangement on Tourism Professionals was ...
