LOCAL BUSINESSES TAKE STEPS IN CREATING SUSTAINABLE AND DIGITALLY SMART HERITAGE TOURISM IN BAGAN, MYANMAR.

On March 13, 2023, Mekong Institute (MI) joined with Myanmar Voyages in organizing a hybrid workshop titled “Bagan Roadshow on Sustainable and Smart Tourism Development”. Approximately 50 local businesses in Bagan attended the half-day event which aimed to enhance key stakeholders’ knowledge on sustainable and smart tourism practices, highlight business opportunities and serve as an …

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MI PARTNERS WITH THAILAND’S CREATIVE ECONOMY AGENCY TO ORGANIZE THE ISAN CREATIVE FESTIVAL 2023

On March 9, 2023, Mr. Suriyan Vichitlekarn, Executive Director of Mekong Institute (MI), attended a press conference to launch the Isan Creative Festival 2023, which will run from April 1–9, 2023. Themed “Regional (enlight) station,” the festival is aimedat promoting the potential of designers and creators throughout the Northeastern region and to improve the quality …

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PROSAFE TRAINS MORE FOOD SERVICE PROVIDERS IN GOOD HYGIENE PRACTICES

Promoting the basic principles of food safety, hygiene, and sanitation to food handlers, Mekong Institute (MI), through the PROSAFE project, is organizing the Regional Training Programme on Good Hygiene Practices for Food Service Providers on March 6-10, 2023 at the MI Training Centre in Khon Kaen, Thailand. Supported by the New Zealand Aid Programme, the …

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MI ORGANIZES AN ONLINE SYNTHESIS AND EVALUATION WORKSHOP FOSTERING SUSTAINABLE AND SMART AGRICULTURAL SUPPLY CHAIN DEVELOPMENT IN CLMTV

From March 2-3, 2023, Mekong Institute (MI) brought together more than 60 officials from Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, and Viet Nam (CLMTV) for an online “Synthesis and Evaluation Workshop on Sustainable and Smart Agricultural Supply Chain Development in Mekong Countries”. The workshop objective was to evaluate the outcomes of the participants’ learning and action …

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MI ORGANIZES ONLINE TRAINING ON SMALL AND MICRO-SCALE APPLICATIONS OF BIOMASS IN MYANMAR

As part of the “Sustainable and Smart Agricultural Supply Chain Development in Mekong Countries” project sponsored by the Mekong-Korea Cooperation Fund (MKCF), Mekong Institute (MI) organized an online training session on “Small and Micro-scale Applications of Biomass” on February 3, 2023. The supplementary session was in response to the interest expressed by participants from Myanmar …

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MI ORGANIZES TRAINING ON SOLAR PUMPS FOR SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN CAMBODIA

To enhance knowledge of smart renewable energy technologies for agricultural supply chains and increase the adoption of appropriate technologies, Mekong Institute (MI) organized a one-day training session on solar pumps for smallholder farmers in Cambodia on January 10, 2023. This online course was part of the “Sustainable and Smart Agricultural Supply Chain Development in Mekong …

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MI PROMOTES THE USE OF SMART RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES ALONG AGRICULTURAL SUPPLY CHAINS IN THE MEKONG REGION

As part of its efforts to promote sustainable and smart agricultural supply chains through the use of smart renewable energy technologies/innovations, Mekong Institute (MI) recently held an online regional training on “Smart Renewable Energy Technologies for Agricultural Supply Chains in the Mekong Region”. This course is part of “Sustainable and Smart Agricultural Supply Chain Development …

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REGIONAL TRAINING ON SMART RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES FOR AGRICULTURAL SUPPLY CHAINS IN THE MEKONG REGION

The Mekong Institute (MI) is inviting government officials, and those from the academia and research institutions, including representatives from the private sector of Mekong countries (Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam) who are involved in optimizing the energy source by applying the smart renewable energy technologies as well as improving energy efficiency along the …

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BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE TOURISM LANDSCAPE IN THE POST COVID-19 FUTURE IN LANCANG-MEKONG COUNTRIES

Online training course discusses why and how tourism based on sustainability is not just right, but vital The coronavirus crisis poses new and unprecedented challenges for every country, particularly in the tourism sector. The Lancang-Mekong (LM) region is no exception: with tourism a major contributor to their economies, economic losses across the five countries are …

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EMPOWERING MSMES IN LANCANG-MEKONG COUNTRIES

With the support of the People’s Government of the People’s Republic of China, Mekong Institute (MI) organized an Online Synthesis and Evaluation Workshop on “Advancing Financial Access and Support Policy to Empowering MSMEs for Digitalization and Inclusive Growth in Lancang-Mekong Countries” on September 30, 2022. The objective was to bring the participants back to reflect …

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