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Switzerland Extends Grant to MRC

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The Swiss government has granted more than US$7 million to the Mekong River Commission (MRC) to implement its overall brief, which covers areas such as climate change and adaptation, flood and drought, management and sustainable hydropower.

Finance Officials Asked to Identify Causes of Missing Revenue

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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Somdy Douangdy has called on the Party Committee of the Ministry of Finance to identify the real causes of the failure to reach revenue collection targets.

Cambodia Hands MRC Secretariat to Laos

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The Mekong River Commission Secretariat (MRCS) will operate out of one single office based in the Lao capital, Vientiane, putting an end to the co-hosting of the Secretariat between Lao PDR and Cambodia. In a letter dated 8 August 2016, Cambodia’s Minister of Water Resources and Meteorology, and Chairman of the Cambodia National Mekong Committee Lim Kean Hor, notified Sommad Pholsena, Lao PDR’s Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, and Chairman of the Lao National Mekong Committee, of the agreement made between Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen and his Lao counterpart Thongloun Sisoulith.

Laos & Thailand Continue Cooperation

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Lao and Thai officials met in Bangkok to continue their cooperation in development, investment and combating illegal trafficking between the two nations.

ASEAN Representatives Meeting Preparations

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The Committee of Permanent Representatives (CPR) to ASEAN yesterday convened a meeting in Vientiane to discuss preparations for the Senior Officials’ Meeting (ASEAN SOM), ASEAN Coordinating Council (ACC), the 28th and 29th ASEAN Summits and its related meetings.

Officials Learn Key Documents Of Laos-China Railway Project

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More than 250 senior officials representing government bodies and the media have learnt about key documents on the Laos-China railway construction project which is designed to connect Vientiane with the Chinese border.

Illegal Chainsaws Remain Hidden In Saravan

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Forest officials in Saravan province will continue encouraging villagers to hand in their illegal chainsaws with authorities suspecting that many are still concealed.

Foreign Minister Pays Courtesy Call to Thai Prime Minister

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Minister of Foreign Affairs Saleumxay Kommasith on Wednesday paid a courtesy call to Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha in Bangkok on the occasion of his working visit to Thailand