A STUDY ON RESETTLEMENT SCHEMES OF LARGE SCALE LAND LEASE TO CHINESE INVESTMENT IN CAMBODIA: CASE STUDY OF UNION DEVELOPMENT GROUP, CO., LTD
Written by Mekong Institute The country of Cambodia attracts foreign investment in land, and China ranks at the top of the investors. China is the largest foreign investor in Cambodia and is one of the leading investors in natural resources, energy, infrastructure, construction, agriculture, tourism, and telecommunications. One of the biggest impacts of China‘s investment …
STUDY ON THE CURRENT STATUS AND CHALLENGES ENCOUNTERED IN PREPARING THAI ACCOUNTING PROFESSIONALS FOR ASEAN IN THE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION STREAM
Written by Mekong Institute The member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) signed a Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) on Accountancy Services in 2009 for the region to enjoy the labor mobility of the accounting professions. Thailand, as one of the members, has been tremendously affected, especially in the education sector, which is …
CHALLENGES OF FARMER WATER USER COMMUNITIES IN PARTICIPATORY IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT IN PURSAT PROVINCE, CAMBODIA
Written by Mekong Institute Since the large-scale physical extent of irrigation schemes tends to be a major obstacle to their effective and efficient management and development, two Farmer Water User Communities (FWUCs), the Krouch Saeuch and Anlong Svay FWUCs, were established in 2010 to manage the secondary and tertiary schemes of the Damnak Ampil irrigation …
IMPACT, VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT AND ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE: THE CASE STUDY OF RICE FARMING IN BA PHNUM DISTRICT, PREY VENG PROVINCE
Written by Mekong Institute The effects of climate change include flood, drought, pest and disease outbreak, and are likely to become more prevalent and more intense in the future. Rice is the backbone of the economy in Cambodia, and rural people rely on rice cultivation for their livelihood. Ba Phnum district is located in Prey …
EFFECTS OF LABOR MIGRATION ON THE ECONOMIC WELL-BEING OF MIGRANT-SENDING HOUSEHOLDS: CASE STUDY OF KYIKE KAW VILLAGE IN MON STATE
Written by Mekong Institute Labor migration has become a very important way of life for the Myanmar people living in rural areas, since 1990. This paper investigates the causes of migration and to what extent the economic well-being of migrant-sending households has improved after migration. Data for the analysis was drawn from the author s …
