The Bangkok Post

Prayut set for vital Mekong region summit

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha next Wednesday will attend the 2nd Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Summit in Phnom Penh, where it is expected leaders will approve a five-year action plan. Keep reading ...

Bangkok Post Reporter

Mekong River anti-narcotics drive affirmed

The Office of Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) will continue to work closely with narcotics suppression units of five countries along the Mekong River under the “Safe Mekong” project to fight illicit drugs threat in the sub-region. Keep reading ...

DUMRONGKIAT MALA

Orphaned Myanmar elephants blanketed against cold

When an unexpectedly cold front from China descended on parts of Southeast Asia this past week, people in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia bundled up in coats to stave off the region’s unusual weather. But what’s an elephant to do?Keep reading ...

The Bangkok Post Reporter

Thailand to clear air with Laos, Myanmar

Thailand is working with Laos and Myanmar to address the problem of cross-border haze pollution caused by the illegal burning of forests. Keep reading   ...

APINYA WIPATAYOTIN

Mekong is not a canal

The attempt by the Chinese company CCCC Second Harbour Consultants to normalise its plans to blast a corridor down Thailand’s Mekong River channels needs urgent comment from the government. Keep reading ...

The Bangkok Post Reporter

International experts: Thailand not addressing slavery

Thailand is equipped with the legal framework and policies to protect the rights of migrants, according to international standards, but their implementation remains a problem, a conference held to mark International Migrants’ Day was told Monday.[]”The Thai government is fulfilling its commitments to an MoU which ...

TAAM YINGCHAROEN

Thailand lags in fintech development in Asia

Thailand ranks seventh out of 10 Asian countries in a Taiwanese consulting firm’s FinTech Competitiveness Index. The country, however, outperforms Malaysia and only lags behind Singapore in terms of regulatory advancement. Keep reading    ...

SUCHIT LEESA-NGUANSUK

Deepening connectivity within Asean

While other parts of the world are turning inward, Asean should stay focused and persevere to realise its original intent. []Emerging economic centres, such as those in the Mekong Subregion, are new frontiers of untapped potential. Keep reading ...

WEE EE CHEONG

Don't touch the Mekong

[] A collection of shoals, reefs and islets off Chiang Rai province is the only serious block for 500-tonne Chinese riverboats past Thailand and all the way down to Luang Prabang in Laos. Beijing is once again applying economic and diplomatic pressure on Prime Minister ...

Bankok Post staff

Mekong region sees airports as the way forward

Tourism and aviation analysts are discussing methods to deliver dynamic growth to the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), which is home to more than 20 airlines and serves more than 250 million travellers a year.Across the region, 12 airports can each service more than 10 million ...

Suchat Sritama

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