As part of the Mekong Institutes 15th Anniversary celebration this year, MI has launched a Photo Contest last February, themed The GMS through a Lens. Over 500 entries were submitted by more than 90 contestants from the GMS region.  With this, it is with great pleasure that we present to you the winners of this …

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The training program on Project Monitoring and Evaluation (P M&E) opened last May 7th with 20 participants from 5 GMS countries: Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. The training is organized by the Mekong Institute and is sponsored by ADB-Phnom Penh Plan. The course will develop the participants capacity to design, plan and implement effective …

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The Mekong Institute (MI), in cooperation with the Republic of Korea (ROK), has held a multi-stakeholders meeting on The Mekong-ROK Comprehensive Partnership for Mutual Prosperity, to come up with recommendations and action plans to optimize future cooperation between Korea and the Mekong countries, last Thursday, May 3, 2012, in Khon Kaen, Thailand.  In his opening …

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MINZAS Scholars pose with H.E. Bede Corry, NZ Ambassador and Dr. Suchat Katima, MI Directorat the New Zealand Embassy, Bangkok last February 2, 2012.  February 2012 marks the beginning of the Mekong Institute-New Zealand Ambassadors Scholarships (MINZAS) 1st cycle through which 12 scholars from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand were invited to join in the …

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(from left) Dr.Yaowalak Apichatvullop, Dean of KKU’s Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, H.E. Ana Maria Ramirez, Ambassador of Argentina to Thailand, Ms. Fuangket Tonghuchi and Ms. Elisa G. Diaz, staff members of KKUs Spanish Department.  H.E. Ana Maria Ramirez, Ambassador of Argentina to Thailand, visited the Mekong Institute last February 20, 2012, to be …

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(Photograph from the Travel & Living Bliss Website) The Mekong Institute (MI) will organize a regional seminar on Water Energy Development and Environmental Protection in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), on March 21-23, 2012 in Phom Penh, Cambodia.  The GMS has arrived at a crossroads in meeting the needs and keeping the balances whereas hydropower …

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Facilitating effectively has not been easy for everyone, especially to young professionals. With an aim to help its new staff and Young GMS Professionals in this field, Mekong Institute organized an 8-day workshop entitled Basic Training Course Management and Facilitation Skills supported by the New Zealand Aid Programme from January 9-18, 2012 at the Mekong …

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Mr. Madhurjya Kumar Dutta, Program Manager of the Trade and Investment Division of the Mekong Institute, presented a paper on GMS Development And Cooperation: Prospects And Challenges at the 17th ASEAN Forum organized under the theme The Perspective and Strategy on Mekong Development: Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and China, in Seoul, South Korea on December 8, …

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