A chief of environmental protection operations under Vietnam’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has been dismissed for his management oversight that had led to the formosa disaster last year.Luong Duy Hanh, director of the Department of Control of Environmental Protection Activities, has been removed ...

About 200 people representing civil society, academics, the private sector, governments and development partners have gathered in Laos for the Mekong River Commission’s regional forum. Today, participants discussed the Lao-proposed Luang Prabang hydropower project and An Pich Hatda, chief executive officer of the MRC Secretariat, ...

If U.S. President Donald Trump cuts 44% of the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) funding, a significant proportion of the global budget for malaria control, there would be a worldwide resurgence of malaria, British researchers say. [] To date, PMI has allocated over $5 billion to 19 countries ...

With its revenues estimated at US$83 million last year, Vietnam’s mobile game market is leading Southeast Asia and is likely to grow further, news website VnEconomy has reported.   The market accounts for 37 percent of total mobile game revenues in the whole region, according to the ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The vegetable sector in Laos is facing several challenges and the expertise and experiences of stakeholders, public and private sectors and development partners is required to improve productivity and profitability.A regional vegetable forum, with the theme “Supporting the adoption of interventions ...

Thailand’s gold mining industry is set to go out of business as the cabinet has decided to stop renewing and issuing licences for gold ore exploration and gold mining following a public outcry over health and environmental issues. Industry Minister Atchaka Sibunruang said the cabinet had ...

Thailand has tightened security at the main border trade gateway with Myanmar in Tak’s Mae Sot district after three Myanmar nationals tested positive for the coronavirus at the Thai border.Tak’s deputy governor, Suppimitr Paorik, has ordered vehicles from Myanmar to only load and unload goods ...

Ranong and Samut Sakhon provinces have managed to keep Covid-19 infections at bay and credit for their impregnable defence is owed largely to village volunteer health workers.Known formally as Migrant Health Volunteers (MHVs), they reach out to the migrant worker groups who make up a ...

Thailand will take a hit if the country does not quickly enact its data protection bill, say experts, since worldwide enforcement begins today for the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).Multinational firms and some Thai businesses have taken steps to comply with the EU ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Savannakhet province has been busy organising its annual One District, One Product (ODOP) fair which aims to promote local products for both natiOnal and internatiOnal markets.This secOnd ODOP fair has been organised by the SME and the Trade PromotiOn DivisiOn under ...

Measles has been reported in 43 out of 64 provinces and cities nationwide with 664 patients since early this month, particularly in the south, according to the Ministry of Health. The ministry noted that up to 90 per cent of infected children had not received ...

The value of border trade between Thailand and Myanmar is expected to double to UScopy2 billion by 2026, says the assistant spokesman of the Prime Minister’s Office. The cabinet has approved the proposed draft of policies and initiatives for the ninth Meeting of the Myanmar-Thailand ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Trade authorities in six northern provinces of Laos and Dien Bien Phu province in Vietnam have agreed to hold a business dialogue next year to boost trade.The planned dialogue is part of the cooperation plan for 2019-20 and was discussed at ...

(KPL) Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe have highly valued the bilateral cooperation between the two countries under the Mekong-Japan cooperation framework, especially the implementation of the activities under Tokyo Strategy 2015 and Action Plan for Realising Tokyo Strategy 2016-2018.More ...

The National Health Security Office (NHSO) has so far received 3,888 applications for its vaccination compensation programme, with 99 requests still pending further information.NHSO committees have considered 2,875 complaints of adverse effects from vaccination and agreed to pay initial compensation totalling 110.29 million baht. However, ...

According to a notice issued by the Lao Embassy to Thailand, Thai authorities have agreed to facilitate vaccinations for foreigners, including Lao migrant workers in Thailand.The notice states that vaccines will be first be administered to priority groups, including people over 60 years of age and people ...

Shortages of water are a huge problem for Thailand. The government’s attempts to promote industrial investment in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) — Chon Buri, Rayong and Chachoengsao — has caused water demand in the region to rise drastically. This has diverted water away from ...

Kasikornbank predicted the baht would move between 30 to 30.40 per US dollar next week, with several factors requiring monitoring by investors.The bank said that the political situation in Thailand, as well as export data for October to be announced in the near future, would ...

SAVANNAKHET, Laos (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Savannakhet authorities are ready to welcome visitors from home and abroad for nature tourism and conservation experiences at Dongphouvieng National Protected Area in the province’s Phin district.Authorities launched the nature tourism campaign at Vongsikeo and Yang villages inside Dongphouvieng National ...

Vietnam’s economic growth quality has seen significant improvements recently, eliciting great praise from international organisations. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc told the National Assembly that, “Vietnam’s growth quality has seen big improvements, maintaining a good growth rate for a long time, with the annual 6.07 per ...