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Cambodian canal tests Mekong unity
Oped, Brian Eyler & Jake Brunner, Published on 10/05/2024
» Cambodia has every right to develop infrastructure to promote economic development in its part of the Mekong Basin, but the way Cambodia's government is conducting diplomacy around the 180-km Funan Techo Canal threatens to undo three decades of Mekong collaboration.
Important to invest in cultural assets
Oped, Brian Mertens, Published on 15/02/2024
» Thailand's vast architectural and cultural heritage is more than just a source of enjoyment and public pride. It is probably the nation's most important resource besides its people. And heritage empowers the people. It supports social and economic welfare in lots of ways. It's worth taking care of.
Why won't states regulate artificial intelligence?
News, Brian Judge, Published on 18/12/2023
» What happens when a globe-spanning corporation becomes so powerful that even nations have to answer to it? In the 18th century, the British East India Company (EIC) came close. Founded by royal charter to act as a trading arm of the British monarchy, the company grew into an imperial power in its own right.
Myanmar crisis needs a Thai fix
News, Tidarat Yingcharoen & Brian Wong, Published on 07/09/2023
» Thailand must play a greater mediative role in the Myanmar crisis, starting with the Asean meeting.
Mekong River agency must step up
Oped, Brian Eyler, Published on 01/04/2023
» This week from April 2-5, the leaders and relevant ministers of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam will gather in Vientiane, Laos, to reaffirm their commitment to the sustainable development and management of the Mekong's mighty river system.
Thailand's key role in tackling climate emergency
Oped, Brian Davidson, Published on 05/06/2021
» Friends and allies are coming together to support Thailand in taking bold action on climate change. Less than a year after Thailand experienced its worst drought in 40 years, forest fires wreaked havoc in Chiang Mai for the third consecutive year in 2021, contributing to toxic air quality. This is not a coincidence -- increased fires are just one example of how climate change is already impacting Thai people. In fact, Thailand is among the 10 countries most impacted by extreme weather events linked to climate change.
Turbocharging Thailand's post-Covid recovery
Oped, Brian Davidson, Michael George DeSombre, Allan McKinnon PSM & Georg Schmidt, Published on 09/10/2020
» The Covid-19 pandemic has exacted a devastating health and economic toll worldwide.
The struggle for the soul of the Mekong River
Oped, Brian Eyler, Alan Basist, Courtney Weatherby and Claude Williams, Published on 31/07/2020
» In June of this year, the FAO's annual State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture report ranked the Mekong Basin as the world's most productive freshwater fishery, accounting for over 15% of global annual freshwater fish catch. Meanwhile, WWF Researchers estimate that the contribution actually accounts for a quarter of the world's freshwater catch. This massive inland fishery is critical to the food security of tens of millions living in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam, and is fuelled by the Mekong River's natural flow cycle. Typically, the Mekong transitions like clockwork around this time of year from the dry season period of relatively low flow to an extreme wet season pulse bringing floodwaters that nourish the entirety of the basin.
UK, Thailand cooperating together to boost health
News, Brian Davidson, Published on 26/05/2020
» Last year, Thailand's Ministry of Public Health and the UK agreed to take forward our Better Health Programme. The programme focuses on shared issues: non-communicable diseases; education for doctors and nurses; and the exciting emerging field of genomics (the study of the human genome).
Pak Beng dam delay paves way for cleaner solutions
News, Brian Eyler & Courtney Weatherby, Published on 17/03/2018
» The disruptive potential of renewable energy has reached the Mekong region, and its impacts are playing out faster than anticipated.