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UN agencies report continued food insecurity in post-disaster areas
The Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Food Program , both UN agencies, released a statement on 17 March revealing that rural communities in western Myanmar are still enduring increased levels of food insecurity, particularly in areas recovering from natural disasters. Keep reading ...
Illegal wildlife trade thriving
Despite concerted efforts by officials to prevent the illegal trade in wildlife through regular inspections in markets around the country, the trade is still flourishing unchecked. While the government is working to preserve aquatic animals and wildlife and protected areas, the sight of wild fauna for ...
Hadxaifong water treatment plant set for expansion
The Chinaimo treatment plant in Vientiane will be enlarged to improve water distribution through a loan of about 10.271 billion yen (749 billion kip) from the Japanese government. Keep reading ...
Da Nang calls for private investment in $177m port project
Authority in the central city of Da Nang is calling on private investors to join it in expanding a local port terminal for a cost estimate of VND4 trillion (US$177 million), local media have reported. Keep reading ...
Beachfront evictions to begin In Sihanoukville next week
The eviction of businesses along Sihanoukville’s popular O’Chheuteal Beach will begin as early as Monday, after the provincial governor returns from a trip abroad, an official said on 17 March. Last month, the owners of bars, restaurant and guesthouses along O’Chheuteal and O’Tres beaches were informed ...
Thai hotels on drought alert
Hoteliers in major tourist destinations are preparing measures to deal with the serious drought this summer. Members of the Thai Hotels Association are running water-saving campaigns after being warned that this year’s drought will be the worst in a decade. Keep reading ...
New program to fight gender-based violence
Physical, sexual and emotional violence against women is “common” in Ratanakkiri’s ethnic minority communities, and mostly committed by the victims’ husbands, a new gender-based violence report by CARE Cambodia has found. The new $1.17 million program, launched by CARE, will target 11 lower secondary schools in ...
Women urged to vote in upcoming elections
If more women vote in the upcoming election, more women will be elected to the National Assembly and the Provincial and Capital Assemblies, which would strengthen efforts centered on the advancement of women and child protection, according to a statement made by Head of the Secretariat ...
Laos, Vietnam eye bilateral trade of US$3 billion by 2020
The Lao and Vietnamese governments agreed on 16 March to increase the two countries’ bilateral import-export turnover to US$3 billion by 2020, the Vietnam News reported on 17 March. The agreement was reached during talks between Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong and his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Tan Dung ...
Laos moves forward as logistics hub
Laos is moving forward to position itself as a logistics hub in the region as the landlocked country continues on its path to become a land-link in the region and build further trade connections internationally. Logistical improvements are part of the government’s strategic development plan to ...
