Bangkok, Vientiane strengthen trade and investment link - The Nation Website (Eng)

Thailand buys more power from Laos - Thai News Agency, MCOT

Gamuda Inks Deal With Thailand's EGAT For Hydropower Project - Bernama

Donors increase support to Mekong River Commission - Vietnam News Agency

Thailand and Myanmar at Odds over Salween Dams - Toward Freedom.com

China seeks Thai funding for bridge - The Nation Website

Change is in the air - Bangkok Post Website

ADB names Rajat Nag as managing director general - Press Release, International

Orbis funds eye-sight restoration in Mekong delta - Vietnam News Agency

ENVIRONMENT GLOBAL WARMING: Rising heat, sea levels could devastate Asia - Bangkok Post

GMS gains in popularity as tourists seek 'new destinations' - Bangkok Post Website

Mekong River Commission Reassessing Its Role - By Benjamin Robertson, Voice of America

ADB plans $3billion in aid for Vietnam - The Nation Website

'IRON SILK ROAD' TREATY SIGNALS NEW ERA FOR COOPERATION - Press Release, Local

Dredging the Mekong to allow bigger ships - VietNamNet Bridge

Cambodia orders grassland protected to save endangered Bengal Floricans from extinction - International Herald Tribune

GREATER MEKONG SUBREGIONKingdom can benefit from French interest - The Nation Website

Researchers: Ethanol goal in sight for 2008 - Bangkok Post

Egco wins US$700m concession in Laos - The Nation Website

The illegal wildlife trade takes a heavy toll in Vietnam - The Nation Website

Green light for contract farming with neighbouring countries - Business Day

Eyewitness On The Salween - Irrawaddy

China's Hydropower Projects Slammed for Impact on Own, Neighbours' Environments - REDORBIT

AirAsia to launch Bangkok to Yangon - Business Day

Mekong delta improves infrastructure for investors - Nhan Dan

Drifting through life Monsoon season in Cambodia makes living difficult and forces an annual journey - columbiatribune

FPO-PDMO Forum เรื่อง “ยุทธศาสตร์ความเป็นหุ้นส่วนระหว่างรัฐบาลไทยกับธนาคารพัฒนาเอเชีย ปี พ.ศ. 2550 - 2554” - Ministry of Finance

Government leader speeds up largest power project construction - IRN

Laos eyes eco-dollars - Bangkok Post

China’s big westward push - The Nation Website

A river runs through it - Bangkok Post Website

Triet chosen as Vietnam president - Business Day Website

Mekong neighbours sign river agreement - Business Day Website

Asia to drive world's growth' - The Nation Website

Environment crucial to French Mekong funding - The Nation Website

Public-private partnerships alternative to privatisation - Bangkok Post

AUSTRALIA ENERGY: PM sets up task force to review nuke power - Bangkok Post

Three Gorges holds back mighty Yangtze - Bangkok Post

Asean, southern China expect trade to boom - The Nation Website

Laos requests bridge funds - Bangkok Post

Annan praises HM the King’s development projects - Business Day Website

Suu Kyi house arrest extended - Business Day Website

CAMBODIA: 10-year ban on 3G cell phones - The Nation Website

Egat gets go-ahead for Nam Ngum II - The Nation Website

ENERGY: China eyes Mongolia resources - The Nation Website

EU wants Asean FTA talks by next year: Mandelson - Business Day Website

Cambodian reforms'on track': UN - Business Day Website

Towards a truly pan-Asian community - Bangkok Post Website

Asean members set to sign power-grid pact - The Nation Website

Nan-Laos road link on course - Bangkok Post Website

WTO entry in sight for Vietnam on US trade deal - Business Day Website

Myanmar a snag for Asean-EU FTA - Business Day Website

TRADE ASEAN AGREEMENT: Thailand skips signing pact with Korea pending more talks on rice - Bangkok Post

TRADE 11-YEAR-OLD ORGANISATION FACES BIGGEST CHALLENGE: WTO's future hangs in balance as talks totter - Bangkok Post

TRADE CREATION OF AEC: Asean ministers meet in Manila - Bangkok Post

Asean targets common market - The Nation Website

Vietnamese PM wants journalists held accountable - Business Day Website

TRADE WORLD TRADE ORGANISATION - Bangkok Post

New market to rise from field of death along border - Bangkok Post

Giant catfish hunters suffer after making big sacrifice - Bangkok Post Website

An open region is a safe region - Bangkok Post Website

Cambodia grew by 13% in 2005 - Business Day Website

Six Trends Will Drive Sustainable Development, According to PricewaterhouseCoopers - Press Release, Local

China pondering the price of its spectacular gorge - Bangkok Post Website

Aust photo competition intended to boost trade - The Nation Website

Thailand to host Asean+3 meet in 2007 - Business Day Website

Growth rate decline affects Asean ranking - Business Day Website

Greenpeace presses ADB on fossil fuels - Business Day Website

ADB says Asia’s potential could snag on oil - Business Day Website

Sustaining Asia's economic dynamism - Bangkok Post

REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE Relations with Asian giants hampered by lack of realism - The Nation Website

ECONOMY GLOBAL OUTLOOK AMID ERNERGY CRISIS: ADB: Oil won't trigger crisis in Asia - Bangkok Post

Preached but not practised - Bangkok Post

New meet on human trafficking - The Nation Website

EDITORIAL Time for UN to address Burma - Business Day Website

Ground-breaking training pact - The Nation Website

Corruption stunts Asian growth - Business Day Website

New call to scrap dams after geologist loses leg - Bangkok Post

Fishermen break ranks, resume hunt - Bangkok Post

In search of an Asean identity - The Nation Website

Mekong tourism initiative takes off - Bangkok Post

ENVIRONMENT ENDANGERED SPECIES, GLOBAL WARMING, REGULATED HUNTING: 16,000 species under threat - Bangkok Post

INVESTMENT IN CLEANER HOUSEHOLD ENERGY YIELDS MAJOR HEALTH AND ECONOMIC BENEFITS - Press Release, International

EDITORIAL The struggle for a free press - The Nation Website

UN meeting focuses on energy solutions - Business Day Website

Envoy questions Western aid cuts - Bangkok Post

Mekong countries to have talks in Bangkok next week - Bangkok Post

Escap urges `green growth' approach - Bangkok Post

Villagers form group to pressure financiers - Bangkok Post

Plan to avoid damage from tourism - Bangkok Post

Global imbalances on G24's agenda - The Nation Website

China declines to bow to G7 fund surveillance plan - Business Day Website

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND ORGANISATIONAL OVERHAUL: IMF heeds call for voting reform - Bangkok Post

EDITORIAL Congratulations to HM the King - The Nation Website

GIVING UP THE HUNT - Bangkok Post

A FISHY STORY - Bangkok Post

G7 meeting as oil prices skyrocket - Business Day Website

NESDB: State must spend to spur growth - Bangkok Post

UN to honour King's development work - Bangkok Post

The nation state is good, nationalism is not - The Nation Website

VIETNAM CONGRESS: New leaders tipped for Hanoi - The Nation Website

VN Communist Party to meet amid graft scandal - Business Day Website

Ministry predicts lower energy usage due to slower economic growth - The Nation Website

End to catfish hunt - Bangkok Post Website

Policy boost for Mekong subregion - The Nation Website

A tale of unrealised global ambitions - The Nation Website

Stay focused, top UN expert urges Thailand - Bangkok Post

EDITORIAL Economy begs for attention - The Nation Website

Latin America finds investor in China - Business Day Website

Cloud hovers over continuous Thai growth, World Bank warns - The Nation Website

World Bank studies growth hurdles - Bangkok Post Website

2006 ADB OUTLOOK: Developing Asia to see slower growth of 7.2% - The Nation Website

Reasons to worry about bilateral trade pacts - The Nation Website

ADB predicts strong growth in Asia - Irrawaddy Online News

Vietnam to see 8% growth - Business Day Website

ADB: Asia’s textile industry doing well - Business Day Website

Growth prospects bright for developing Asia - Business Day Website

Clouds on the horizon, ADB warns - Bangkok Post

Swedish govt arm donates Bt224m to Wetlands fund - The Nation Website

Call for quicker launch of single visa for GMS states - Bangkok Post Website

Luang Prabang is excellent host - Bangkok Post Website

US faces serious shortage of qualified scientists - 5 The Nation Website

Asia needs more than exports to maintain growth - 5 Business Day Website

VN seeks $6.3bn for oil plants - 5 Business Day Website

Tourism set to grow in Mekong nations - 4 The Nation Website

Lao banks rely on aid but donors losing patience - Business Day Website

Laos reports rapidly growing tourist industry - Bangkok Post Website

LAOS FOREIGN AID: Donors say budget lacks credibility - Bangkok Post Website

Bangkok Airways proposes new Laos airport - Bangkok Post Website

ENERGY FORECASTS ARE UNREALISTI - Bangkok Post

BANGKOK AIRWAYS Firm to build Khmer airport - The Nation Website

RIVATE SECTOR KEY TO MEKONG TOURISM DEVELOPMENT - Press Release, Local

World Bank forecasts 5% GDP for 2006 - Bangkok Post

ILO WARNING Social security 'bankrupt' by '51 - The Nation Website

Nam Theun 2’s First Year Marked by Delays in Implementation - INTERNATIONAL RIVERS NETWORK

ADB says new fund should start in '08 - Bangkok Post

Dollar's 'collapse' could roil E Asia - The Nation Website

Asia should be wary of possible dollar crash: ADB - Business Day Website

Asia urged to prepare for dollar's collapse - Bangkok Post

ECONOMY NEWS PAPER REPORT, ADB WARNING : China 'has biggest forex reservies' - Bangkok Post

AGRICULTURE STOCKPILING PLAN: Bid to boost rice prices - Bangkok Post

Electricity investments from Malaysian company - Khaosan Pathet Lao

Corporate governance vital to thriving bond market: ADB - The Nation Website

ADB calls for increased bond market activity - Bangkok Post

Planning issues delay hydro plants - VNS

Vietnam attracting investors anew - Business Day

AVIAN INFLUENZA ADB to establish $38m 'war fund' - The Nation Website

Namngum 2 set for construction - Vientiane Times

PROPOSED SALWEEN DAMS REVIVE DEVELOPMENT NIGHTMARE FOR KARENNI IN BURMA - Press release

Russia, Laos sign electricity MOU - KPL News

Promoting growth and tourism in Mekong - Business Day

TCC says Chiang Rai has the potential to become a regional logistics hub - Bangkok Post

FALLING INTO BEIJING'S ORBIT - Bangkok Post

Explaining the Mekong fireballs - Bangkok Post

ADB urges bigger private sector role in Mekong area - The Nation Website

River in Laos drained to facilitate huge dam - Bangkok Post

DAM PROJECTS 'COULD FORCE OUT KARENNI' Egat to meet Burma about likely impact - Bangkok Post

Salween dams 'will push up electricity costs' - Bangkok Post

Policies critical to solving wetland management woes - Bangkok Post

Song Da corp. to build hydropower project in Laos - Vietnam News Agency (VNA)

Mekong Development Forum in Singapore to Explore $15 Billion in Potential Investments - ADB Press Release

Laos may pry open hotel sector further - The Nation Website

Mekong Tourism Investment: A New Era Beckons - Press Release, Local

Swiss project to enhance environmental protection - Vietnam News

Logistic network likely to hit snag - Bangkok Post

Warning on water projects - Bangkok Post

Mekong Tourism Investment Summit to be Held in Lao PDR - Press Release, Local

China urged to cooperate on Mekong water management - The Nation

Immigration Refugees : 26 Hmong children, adult expelled in secret - Bangkok Post

Ubon to Paske bus deal - The Nation

GMS Tourism-A Decade Later - Press Release, Local

China blocking flw of Mekong: experts - The Nation

Reinforcing ‘Look East’ Policy - Business Day

India keen on strong relations with Thailand - Business Day

Ambassador’s message - Business Day

Friendship bridge links to Burmese trade hub - Bangkok Post

French, Austrians woo Eastern Water - The Nation

Chiang Khan - Sri Chiang Mai - Bangkok Post

Southeast Asia back on fast track - Bangkok Post

More trying to learn chinese - Bangkok Post

Chemicals used to make drugs 'need controls' - Bangkok Post

Cultivating ties with neighbours - Bangkok Post

ADB loan for water project benefits 400,000 in Western Afghanistan - Press Release

Community ethics still hold strong in Vientiane - Bangkok Post

Thai example a threat to Mekong delta - Bangkok Post

ADB eyes raising up to US$100m in new issue - Bangkok Post

ADB rating role in bond development: Thanong - Business Day

EDITORIAL: Water conservation is everyone’s duty - The Nation

Mekong yielding diminishing returns - Bangkok Post