Asean a 'human rights disaster', claim groups
Asean civil society groups on Saturday criticised the deterioration of human rights in Asean as well as the bloc’s principle of non-interference, especially over the Rohingya crisis, which will reportedly receive no mention in the East Asia Summit statement. Phil Robertson, the Asia Deputy Director of ...
Thana Boonlert
Laos, China’s Yunnan promote development in northern Lao provinces
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos and Yunnan province of China have agreed on a cooperation plan to promote development in northern Lao provinces aiming to strengthen ties between the two countries.The agreement was signed at a meeting to coordinate cooperation between the northern provinces of Laos ...
Viengdavanh Banphahaksa
Innovation to tackle flooding at industrial estates
The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) collaborated with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Chichibu Chemical in the construction of a Plastic Rainwater Storage Structure (PRSS) to prevent damages from inundation at industrial estates in Thailand, starting with a pilot run at Latkrabang ...
The Nation Reporter
50,000 people living with HIV not know their condition
Some 50,000 people living with HIV across the country do not know they are affected with the virus, making up 20 per cent of the total number of people living with HIV. The information was released by Võ Hải Sơn, an expert from the Việt ...
VNS Reporter
Vietnam strives to conserve, sustainably use wetlands
A national action plan on the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands in the 2021-2030 period has been issued, with priority given to recover important wetlands that are under degradation. The plan aims to complete the investigation, statistics and inventory of the wetland database at ...
Activist opposes B330bn Exxon project in EEC
An activist has opposed a coastal land reclamation plan near Laem Chabang port to accommodate Exxon Mobil Corp’s 330-billion-baht ethylene cracker project.Srisuwan Janya, as chairman of the Stop Global Warming Association, issued a statement on Saturday against the implementation of the plan.Keep reading ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Laos' ODOP sales centre highlights local wares
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Consumers wanting to purchase local one District, one Product (ODOP) offerings and other quality handmade items now have a convenient retail outlet with the opening of the Laos ODOP Consignment Centre.The centre, located on the first floor of the Vientiane Center ...
News Desk
Vietnam raises power price by 6.08 percent
Vietnamese consumers woke up on Friday to a 6.08 percent electricity price hike that authorities failed to announce until one day before it came into effect. Power prices in the Southeast Asian country now average VND1,720.65 per kWh, excluding value-added tax, compared to the previous ...
Tuoi Tre News Reporter
Economic downtrend continues in Oct despite private consumption, tourism growth
The Thai economy stayed on the path of deceleration in October, the Bank of Thailand said in a report yesterday (November 29).The value of merchandise exports continued to contract, mainly due to the economic slowdown of trading partners, consistent with deterioration in manufacturing production and ...
The Nation Reporter
Mekong River falls to critical level, sand dunes emerge
The water in the Mekong River has fallen to a critical level, recorded at only 1.50 metres on Tuesday, lower than previous years. Sand islands are now exposed along many sections of the waterway.Inadequate rainfall has also left many reservoirs in the province at only ...
Pattanapong Sripiachai
Thailand falls one place in digital index
Thailand slipped one place to 40th in the World Digital Competitiveness Index 2019, partly because of a lack of public access to digital public services and subpar participation in public decision-making.The rankings, which cover 63 countries, were released on Thursday. The index was commissioned by ...
Suchit Leesa-Nguansuk
Hatching a creative society
The Covid-19 pandemic has forced universities to reconsider how they deliver education, with most of them forced to quickly adopt online teaching models.on top of the immediate challenges posed by Covid-19, institutions in Thailand also face increasing pressures due to a falling birth rate and ...
Dumrongkiat Mala
Smog rings alarm bells in Chiang Mai
The North continued to choke in smog, as air pollution level soared in an increasing number of hotspots after the end of the ban on burning.The level of particulate matter smaller than 2.5 microns (PM2.5) in many provinces of the northern region, especially in Chiang ...
Pratch Rujivanarom
Lao handicraft festival targets tourist market
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – More than 200 handicraft business units from all over the country are displaying a wide range of traditional and modern products at the Lao Handicraft Festival in Vientiane.The nine-day festival, with the theme “Promote Lao Handicrafts through Tourism”, was officially opened ...
News Desk
Miss Hmong Laos Contest to Be Held in December
Contestants are flocking to enter the fourth annual Miss Hmong Laos contest, which will be held in December this year.The Miss Hmong Laos contest includes various performances to demonstrate the identity and culture of the Hmong ethnic group, in order to spotlight their cultural heritage ...
The Laotian Times
https://laotiantimes.com/2019/09/06/miss-hmong-laos-contest-to-be-held-in-december/
ADB approves $170-Mln loan to help Vietnam cope with climate change in urban areas
More than 30 million people are living in urban areas in Vietnam, but the impact of urbanization is variable across the country. In order to help Vietnam improve urban infrastructure and respond to climate change, the Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s Board of Directors on November ...
Thuy Ha
Banks never told to slash debts, says central bank
The Bank of Thailand (BOT) announced on Monday that it had not instructed commercial banks and financial institutions to slash the amount owed by debtors, but to instead restructure debts.BOT issued the statement after the Thai Bankers Association (TBA) voiced concerns over a circular issued ...
The Nation Reporter
Economic recovery to be slow amid Covid crisis, global energy prices, rise in product costs: BOT
Thailand’s economy is expected to recover gradually but still faces difficulties due to the Covid-19 crisis, global energy prices and the increasing cost of products and services, the Bank of Thailand (BOT) reported on Wednesday.It said recovery in each economic sector is different, and it ...
The Nation Reporter
Water quality inspections to be held nationwide
Inspection units will be established in all cities and provinces nationwide to conduct regular inspections on the quality of water supplied to households from June next year, the Ministry of Health has said. Via a circular, the ministry has mandated that the quality of water ...
VNS Reporter
How dams built by China starve the Mekong River Delta of vital sediment
Using data derived from thousands of satellite images, EOMAP and Reuters analyzed sediment levels around four major dams on the Mekong, two in China and two in Laos. The analysis showed each dam drastically reduced the sediment that should have otherwise flowed through at those ...