The Mekong Institute was commissioned by the North Western Provincial Council, The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, to organize a two-week structured learning visit program on Good Governance Initiatives in Thailand from 25th April to 6th May 2011. The participants were eight Sri Lankan government officials from the North Western Province. The aim was …

STRUCTURED LEARNING VISIT ON GOOD GOVERNANCE INITIATIVES IN THAILAND, 25 APR-6 MAY 2011 Read More »

The training program on Postharvest practices opened today with 25 participants from 5 GMS countries of Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam. Dr. Suchat Katima, the MI Director, warmly welcomed the participants, the two Resource Persons from the Volcani Center in Israel, and the two representatives from TICA who graced the occasion. The training course …

MI DIRECTOR WELCOMES PARTICIPANTS TO THE REGIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM ON POSTHARVEST PRACTICES Read More »

Ms. Srabani Roy, Director of Environment Programs of TAF Headquarter, San Francisco, and Ms. Poonsook Pantitanonta, Director of Management, TAF Thailand, visited the Mekong Institute on March 23, 2011.The delegation met with MI Director, Dr Suchat Katima, and members of the Rural Development for Sustainable Livelihoods Team to discuss TAFs interest in cooperating with MI …

VISIT OF THE ASIA FOUNDATION (TAF) TO THE MEKONG INSTITUTE, MARCH 23, 2011 Read More »

Training on Business Research and Information Management for Chambers of Commerce and Industry and Business Associations along East-West Economic Corridor (EWEC) was formally inaugurated today .The program is attended by 31 participants representing the Chambers of Commerce and Industry (CCI) and Business Associations from the 11 provinces along EWEC in Vietnam, Lao PDR, Thailand and …

BUSINESS RESEARCH AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT FOR CCIS AND BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS OF EWEC Read More »

On Wednesday, 9 March, 2011 MI Management team led by Dr. Suchat Katima made an official visit to ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta, Indonesia. The objectives of the visit were to explore collaboration framework between MI and relevant departments of ASEAN Secretariat (ASEC) in enhancing capacity of Mekong member countries for ASEAN integration.  The MI team …

MI DIRECTOR VISITS ASEAN SECRETARIAT IN JAKARTA, INDONESIA Read More »

The former Ambassador for Korea in Indonesia, Prof Lee Sun-Jin visited the Mekong Institute on February 14, 2011.  Prof Lee, currently a lecturer at Hallym University, Korea, arrived after his visit to Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam via different economic corridors where he witnessed the development of the border trade and people movement along the economic …

PROF LEE SUN-JIN FROM HALLYM UNIVERSITY, KOREA VISITS MEKONG INSTITUTE Read More »

A delegation led by Dr. Nopporn Vayuchote, Executive Vice-President of Betagro Group paid a visit to Mekong Institute on 11 February 2011 to discuss in detailed the Youth Camp for young agriculturists in the GMS countries on Swine Production Chains. MI and Betagro have agreed in principle to organize the youth camp in the middle …

BETAGRO GROUP VISITS MEKONG INSTITUTE Read More »

A delegation from Bank of Thailand, Northeastern Region Office, Khon Kaen, led by Mr. Permsuk Sutthinoon, Senior Director and eight officials paid a special visit to Mekong Institute on Monday, 7 February 2011.  Welcomed by the MI Director, Dr Suchat Katima, and MI Management, the delegates were given presentations on MI background and activities in …

BANK OF THAILAND, NORTHEASTERN REGION OFFICE VISITS MEKONG INSTITUTE Read More »

The workshop on Effective Facilitation and Communication Skills was launched today (31 January). Dr. Suchat Katima, MI Director welcomed the participants and formally opened the program. He emphasized the importance of facilitation and communication skills in working together toward regional development and cooperation.  This workshop is organized by the Mekong Institute in collaboration with German …

EFFECTIVE FACILITATION AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS WORKSHOP OPENS ON 31 JANUARY 2011 Read More »

More than 50 representatives from the Greater Mekong Sub-region governments, international organizations and universities gathered at the Museum Siam on 14 December 2010 for Mekong Institute’s Development Partner Consultative Meeting. MI organized its first-ever consultative meeting to solicit support from development partners on its capacity building programs for regional integration and cooperation in the next …

MEKONG INSTITUTE DEVELOPMENT PARTNER’S CONSULTATIVE MEETING HELD IN MUSEUM SIAM DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS GATHER TO SUPPORT CAPACITY BUILDING IN THE GREATER MEKONG SUB-REGION Read More »