Mekong Institute (MI), an intergovernmental organization based in Khon Kaen, Thailand and Betagro Group, an agri-industrial company, join hands to conduct a 4-week Youth Camp and Action Research on Integrated Swine and Poultry Production from 11 July to 5 August 2011. Twenty college-level students from Lao PDR and Vietnam will undergo a rigorous training on …

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Mekong Institute participated in the Asia Pacific Trade and Investment Fair 2011 which was organized together with the 8th Asia Pacific Business Forum by UNESCAP from 25th -26th July 2011 at Bangkok. Mekong Institute was one of the collaborative partners of the event. The theme of the Fair was Capturing Post-Crisis Trade and Investment Opportunities …

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The Mekong Institute (MI) organized an expert’s meeting for its upcoming Labor Migration and Care Program. It hosted 13 experts from various government organizations, non-government organizations, and academic institutions with involvement in migration in the GMS countries. The meeting was set to validate the need of implementing MIs Labor Migration and Care Program as well …

THE EXPERT’S MEETING ON MEKONG INSTITUTES LABOR MIGRATION AND CARE PROGRAM (2011-2013) Read More »

The Mekong Forum, with the theme of From the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) to the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC): Prospects for Human Resource Development and Capacity Building in Regional Cooperation and Integration, was held in Khon Kaen, Thailand on 12-13 July. The Forum provided a unique opportunity to bring together senior government officials, academics and …

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A delegation led by Mr. Hoang Dang Mai, Director of Department of Foreign Affairs, Quang Tri Province, Vietnam paid a visit to Mekong Institute on 1st June 2011 to discuss the possibilities of cooperation in terms of training and education between MI and Quang Tri Province. The delegation expressed special interest in the areas of …

OFFICIALS OF QUANG TRI PROVINCE IN VIETNAM VISITS MI Read More »

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 »