Perspectives
by Lia Sciortino
Perspectives
Reading Media
Johanna Son
BANGKOK -- Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia. What images might these words conjure up in the minds of international consumers of news? Perhaps war, maybe the Khmer Rouge. Or they might say, ‘Oh, it’s that those countries that had that war some time ago. . . they’re near one another, and they’re all the same’.
Highway to Link Bangladesh, China, Burma
DHAKA — China, Bangladesh and Myanmar have agreed to construct a highway from the Chinese city of Kunming to Bangladesh's south-east city of Chittagong through Myanmar's Mandalay. Bangladeshi Foreign Minister M Morshed Khan, who was in Kuala Lumpur to attend the 13th ASEAN Regional Forum meeting, announced this in a press briefing in the Malaysian capital Jul. 30.
Khan said he had discussed the road connectivity with Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing and Myanmar Foreign Minister U Nyan Win. In his meeting with the Chinese foreign minister, Khan said China is a great friend of Bangladesh. Although Myanmar had some reservations in the past about the matter, Khan said that it has now agreed to the tri- nation road connectivity. (Xinhua, Jul/ 30, 2006)
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What's New
Journalism Workshop Applications Deadline Moved to Dec. 2, 2011
Due to the current flooding crisis in Bangkok, the Mekong Energy Journalism Workshop, originally set for Nov. 27-30, 2011, has been moved to 17 - 20 January 2012. Application submission deadline is on Dec. 2, 2011. The selection result will be announced on Dec. 14, 2011.
MA Scholarships Open for Myanmar Students
Heinrich Boell Foundation holds an annual scholarship competition for a small number of students from within Myanmar/Burma to study at two premier Thai universities, offering three international programmes for the academic year 2009 and 2009/10.