Category: Mekong Region
Book Launch: “Silencing of a Laotian Son – the Life, Work and Enforced Disappearance of Sombath Somphone”
On Tuesday, 14 December 2021, a book launch and discussion of “Silencing of a Laotian...
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Laos: Nine years on, civil society worldwide still demands answers on Sombath’s enforced disappearance
(15 December 2021) On the ninth anniversary of the enforced disappearance of Lao civil...
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Student protestors occupy Sanam Luang, beside Bangkok's Grand Palace, on 19 September 2020. Photo: Jacob Goldberg
The political education of Thailand’s dissident youth
Thailand’s anti-government, anti-monarchy protests may have been triggered by recent abuses, but...
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An audience member asks a question at the report launch event in Phnom Penh on September 3, 2020.
New report surveys COVID impact on vulnerable Cambodians
More than 150 attendees gathered in Phnom Penh yesterday for the release of a new report titled...
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Protesters demand democratic reforms at Bangkok's Democracy Monument on August 16, 2020.
To dream the impossible dream: Youth-led uprisings in Thailand
By Supatsak Pobsuk “Down with dictatorship, long live democracy.” – Protest chant On August 16,...
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COVID-19 Pandemic: Rethink on the Pacific Trade Pact?
Supatsak Pobsuk 26 May 2020 Debate on CPTPP in Thailand The Comprehensive and Progressive...
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How to Improve Myanmar’s Covid-19 Emergency Relief Program
By Walden Bello, Doi Ra Lahkyen, Jenny Franco, Pietje Vervest and Tom Kramer* The Covid-19...
Read MoreThe Mekong needs just energy transitions, not more destructive dams
On 11 May, the Mekong River Commission (MRC) announced that the proposed Sanakham hydropower project in Laos will undergo the MRC’s Prior Consultation process.[1] Sanakham is the sixth mainstream dam to be submitted for Prior...
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Women workers in Cambodia under the COVID pandemic
By Sokunthy Ros* 2 May 2020 As in other countries, COVID-19 has not only shaken Cambodia’s health...
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Pursuing Accountability, Peace and Participation: 10 years of uncertainty in the Dawei Special Economic Zone
“The development of this road linkage infrastructure will effectively generate economic and social...
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Rescue workers pull out victims from the rubble [Photo from PDF copy of the statement]
[Cambodia] Occupational Health and Safety for Construction Workers and Safe Building Standards Must Be Guaranteed
We, as workers, communities, associations, trade unions, civil society organisations and human...
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The Rise of the Democratic Dictatorship in Thailand
“I will promote a peaceful environment for a unified society based on love, unity and compassion...
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