Social development
Drug production in Laos and Myanmar still a major threat
In December 2017, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) released its latest report on opium production in Myanmar and, at face value, the news was good. Since 2015, the area of cultivated opium poppy in Myanmar’s Shan and Kachin states has decreased ...
John Coyne
Thai Security Forces Seize 11 Million Meth Pills Being Smuggled Across Mekong River from Laos
Thai Security forces seized 11.1 million methamphetamine tablets and arrested a Lao national at a Mekong River pier in Tha Uthen district of Nakhon Phanom province Monday night. Acting on a tip-off that a huge drug haul was to be smuggled across the Mekong River ...
Chiang Rai Times Reporter
Study identifies malaria resistance genes, possible drug targets
A new study of drug resistance in the parasite responsible for roughly half of all malaria cases worldwide has identified more than 80 genes that contribute to resistance, some of which could provide important information for drug development, researchers say.[]In recent years, however, a strain ...
Chris Dall
Power stacked against Southeast Asia's poor as China dams Mekong
Cambodian fisherman Sles Hiet lives at the mercy of the Mekong: A massive river that feeds tens of millions but is under threat from the Chinese dams cementing Beijing’s physical – and diplomatic – control over its Southeast Asian neighbours.Keep reading ...
Channel News Asia Reporter
Learning the ways of the Middle Kingdom
The Confucius Institute, a non-profit public educational organisation affiliated with the Chinese government and with a centre in Phnom Penh, expects the intake of Cambodian students to increase in coming years as China and Cambodia fortify political and economic ties.[]“We have made many educational achievements ...
Chea Vannak
Global Fund implements Malaria Elimination programs in Myanmar
The Global Fund is now driving malaria-elimination programmes to add momentum to eradicating the disease in the Greater Mekong Sub-region, including Myanmar, by the end of 2030.Keep reading ...
Ei Thin Zar Kyaw
Photo contest celebrates the Mekong River as a shared resource
A selection of 30 winning photographs submitted to the Mekong River Commission as a part of their first photo contest are now online, depicting scenes from the mighty river and the communities that depend on it.The MRC is an international research body that periodically reports ...
Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon
Malaysia has lowest poverty rate in S-E Asia - Salleh
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook 2017 has reported that Malaysia’s poverty rate is the lowest among South-East Asian countries, said Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Dr Salleh Said Keruak.He said it was just 3.8% compared to Vietnam and Indonesia (11.3%), Thailand (12.6%) ...
The Star Online Reporter
Mekong activists demand international law regulating development projects
A network of Thai people living along the Mekong River are advocating an international law to protect the environment and human rights regarding international investments in the river basin, as the major lifeline is threatened by multiple projects.Keep reading ...
The Nation Reporter
Mekong countries call for accelerated action to eliminate malaria before 2030
Drug resistance is still the main concern for health authorities in Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.Yesterday, representatives from these countries called for accelerated action to eliminate malaria in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) by the year 2030.The call comes amid concern over resistance ...
The Vientiane Times reporter
