On July 18, 2023, Mekong Institute (MI) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Winrock International, at the MI Head Office in Khon Kaen, Thailand. Under the agreement, the two institutions will collaborate on scaling up climate-smart production practices and other capacity-building activities for the USDA-funded “Regional Agriculture Innovation Network (RAIN) project.   On behalf of …

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Mekong Institute (MI) Executive Director officially visited Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region from July 5 – 7, 2023. On July 6, 2023, Mr. Suriyan Vichitlekarn, MI Executive Director, paid a courtesy call to Mr. Wei Ran, Director General of the Foreign Affairs Office of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (FAOGX) to report the progress of the MI’s …

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During his working visit to the Republic of Korea, Executive Director of Mekong Institute (MI), Mr. Suriyan Vichitlekarn, had the pleasure of meeting with Dr. Chongho Park, Executive Director of Asian Forest Cooperation Organization (AFoCO). Other key members of AFoCO’s senior management team also joined the meeting on June 29, 2023, among them Mr. Sunpil …

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Mr. Suriyan Vichitlekarn, Executive Director, Mekong Institute (MI), paid a courtesy call on H.E. Ambassador Witchu Vejjajiva, the Thai envoy to the Republic of Korea (ROK), to introduce MI and its activities and seek guidance on strengthening the ties between Thailand and other Mekong countries with ROK. Also in attendance was Ms. Kanjanatorn Kanjanasoon, First-Secretary …

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On June 23, 2023, Mekong Institute (MI) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Prince of Songkla University (PSU), at the MI Head Office in Khon Kaen, Thailand. Under the agreement, the two institutions will work more closely to conduct collaborative research and organize joint training/conferences/workshops, faculty exchanges, student internships, and other related projects. Through …

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Mr. Suriyan Vichitlekarn, Executive Director, MI, paid a courtesy call on Mr. Pinsak Suraswadi, Director General, Pollution Control Department (PCD), Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Thailand, at the PCD Office on June 19, 2023.   A number of important issues were discsused during the meeting, among them transboundary haze in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) …

MI DISCUSSES TRANSBOUNDARY HAZE AND POTENTIAL COLLABORATION WITH THAILAND’S POLLUTION CONTROL DEPARTMENT. Read More »