Khon Kaen Provincial Waterworks Authority’s (PWA) Provincial Training Department, led by Mrs. Wasana Watanakul—Director of Regional Training Division 2, along with her team, paid a visit to Mekong Institute on November 12, 2013 to explore the possibility in increasing its training capacity to its workforce.  For the past 20 years, the training center of Khon …

THE VISIT OF PROVINCIAL TRAINING DEPARTMENT, PROVINCIAL WATERWORKS AUTHORITY, KHON KAEN Read More »

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) represented by Dr. Robert J. Mather, Head of Southeast Asia Group revisited Mekong Institute on November 5, 2013. On behalf of MI, Dr. Tej Bunnag, Honorary Advisor to MI and Dr. Jacqueline Parisi, the Deputy Director, welcomed him along with other members of the staff. The purpose …

IUCN REVISITS MI TO MAKE NEW COLLABORATIONS Read More »

Coordinated Border Management (CBM) relates to the required systems and procedures to promote cohesion and efficiency in the management of border operations for travelers, goods and transportation crossing international borders. CBM is critical for the fulfillment of the ASEAN Single Window (ASW) system and AEC 2015.  Mekong Institute, in collaboration with Thailand International Development Cooperation …

STRENGTHENING COORDINATED CROSS-BORDER PROCEDURE IN CLMV COUNTRIES Read More »

Economic and social development in the GMS is dependent on capable human resources that possess the knowledge and skills to recognize and address the various challenges facing the region. Recognizing the need to address the knowledge and skill gaps in the emerging generation of GMS leaders and to cultivate new networks to contribute to regional …

2013 MINZAS ROUNDTABLE MEETING – SEPTEMBER 2 – 3, 2013 KHON KAEN, THAILAND Read More »

13-16 August 2013, Jakarta – The Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the Initiative for ASEAN Integration (IAI) Work Plan (WP) II commenced this month. The Mekong Institute has been tasked to take stock of the progress of the implementation of the IAI WP II and assess current implementation approaches and modalities. The Review will come up …

REVIEW OF CAMBODIA, LAO PDR, MYANMAR AND VIET NAM ASEAN INTEGRATION BEGINS Read More »

To assist MI staff to better understand how its training courses are received and utilized by our participants, MI recently launched the Alumni Writing Contest.  The contest provided our alumni with an opportunity to share – in a written piece – their experiences at MI and the impact of their experience on their work and …

ANNOUNCEMENT: WINNERS OF THE MI ALUMNI WRITING CONTEST! Read More »