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Water stress and its link to renewables in ASEAN
The renewable energy sector in Southeast Asia has progressed in leaps and bounds. From the harnessing of biomass to the use of water in generating electricity, there is room for tremendous economic growth as well as the obvious positive of caring for an ailing environment. Keep ...
Arief Subhan
Seven innovative tourism startups qualify for MIST
The Mekong Innovative Startups in Tourism (MIST) Startup Accelerator has announced that 19 startups have qualified to join its 2018 program. Keep reading ...
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Japan partners with ASEAN countries on disaster insurance
Japan will work with Southeast Asian nations like Laos and Myanmar to provide immediate financing after natural disasters so that recovery funds can be quickly distributed. Keep reading ...
Nikkei staff writers
Suu Kyi to skip Asean summit in Singapore
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi will not attend this weekend’s Asean Summit in Singapore, a government spokesman said on Monday, which would make it the first time for her to skip one since coming to power in 2016. []The 10-member Asean comprises Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Rights Groups Call on ASEAN Members to Halt Cambodia’s Backslide on Democracy
The governments of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) must intervene to end Cambodia’s ongoing slide from a democracy into a dictatorship, several human rights organizations said, as member states kicked off the 32nd ASEAN Summit in Singapore. Keep reading ...
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Thailand tells illegal workers to leave
Thailand’s Labour Ministry has warned that all migrant workers who missed the March 31 deadline to register must return to their home countries, according to a Myanmar embassy official, who expressed concern that thousands of Myanmar workers might be affected by the order. Keep reading ...
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Vietnam’s startups qualify for Mekong startups accelerator programme
Seven startups from Vietnam have been selected to qualify for the 2018 Mekong Innovative Startups in Tourism (MIST) Startup Accelerator programme, along with 12 others from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand. Keep reading ...
VNA Reporter
Ben Tre hosts Mekong startup festival for young people
The ABCD Mekong startup festival for young people was held in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre on April 27. Ben Tre is the first province to host the festival. The ABCD Mekong includes three provinces and one city, namely An Giang, Ben Tre, Can ...
VNA Reporter
Civil society organisations discuss forest governance in Mekong region
Representatives from civil society organisations, government line agencies and donor organisations met in Vientiane yesterday to discuss the strengthening of non-state actors for improved forest governance in the Mekong region. Keep reading ...
Vientiane Times Reporter
Inequality, Migration, & Industry 4.0 Challenge GMS Prosperity
The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) countries have made stunning progress over the past quarter century. Once plagued by poverty, they are now economic success stories. The GMS Economic Cooperation Program (GECP) has contributed significantly to this transformation. Since it was established in 1992 as a ...
AEC News Reporter
