Perspectives

by Lia Sciortino

Perspectives

Reading Media in the Mekong Region

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’.
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What's New

2 Mekong Fellows Win Journalism Prizes in Cambodia

What's New | Publications

Two Cambodian journalists who were part of the Imaging Our Mekong programme, Leang Delux and Ung Chansophea, won prizes in the Investigative Journalism Awards Competition organised by the Club of Cambodian Journalists with the support of the U.S. Embassy. Our congratulations to both of them!

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Latest Mekong Book Off the Press

What's New

'Opening Borders: Reportage from Our Mekong' (237 pp, 2008), the fifth book in the Imaging Our Mekong series, is now off the press.

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Applications Open for EarthRights Mekong School

What's New | Environment

EarthRights Mekong School is now accepting applications for its seven month training program from activists around the Mekong Region whose work specialises in environmental issues and civil society.

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New DVD set - 2006 Imaging Our Mekong documentaries

What's New

Take a look at the Mekong region, an area that is undergoing rapid change due to the opening of borders and economic integration, through the eyes of local documentary makers.

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CROSSING BORDERS: Reportage from Our Mekong

What's New

Borders in the Mekong Region evoke journeys, which is what this book invites us to explore.

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Mekong Photo Exhibit in Siem Reap

What's New | Cambodia

A selection of photographs from the Imaging Our Mekong programme will be on exhibit at the FCC Angkor in Siem Reap, Cambodia from Mar. 24, to Apr. 14, 2007.

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Applications Open for 4th Mekong Arts Lab

What's New | Culture | Mekong Region

Applications by Mekong nationals are being accepted for the 4th Mekong Performing Arts Laboratory!

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New DVD set - 2007 Imaging Our Mekong documentaries

What's New | Products

Just out, the Imaging Our Mekong 2007 DVD is the latest compilation of the works of the television fellows for the Imaging Our Mekong Media Fellowship 2006-2007, a programme that is implemented by Probe Media Foundation Inc and IPS Asia-Pacific, with the support of the Rockefeller Foundation.

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New DVD set - 2007 Imaging Our Mekong documentaries

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Introduction Video: Imaging Our Mekong

Documentaries | What's New

A 7-minute video about the programme (English Version)

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2 Mekong Fellows Win Journalism Prizes in Cambodia

Latest Mekong Book Off the Press

'Opening Borders: Reportage from Our Mekong' (237 pp, 2008), the fifth book in the Imaging Our Mekong series, is now off the press. »»

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News from the Mekong

Preah Vihear Tiff the Latest in Testy Cambodia-Thai Ties

By Andrew Nette

PHNOM PENH, Jul 24 (Newsmekong) - The armed standoff between Cambodia and Thailand over ownership of the ancient Hindu temple of Preah Vihear is the latest chapter in the neighbouring countries’ troubled relationship. »»

Temple Row May Sour ASEAN Spirit

By Marwaan Macan-Markar

BANGKOK, Jul 18 (IPS) - Amornchai Sirisai has been a regular visitor to the Thai-Cambodian border, close to where a 10th century Hindu temple sits atop a steep cliff. But it is not tourism that brings the Thai national to the ancient site. »»

CAMBODIA: Locals, Lawyers Prepare for Battle over Land

By Andrew Nette

RATANAKIRI, Cambodia, Jul 10 (IPS) - In thick forest in the north-east Cambodian province of Ratanakiri, a team of lawyers uses a global positioning satellite handset to mark the location of traditional spirit forests and gravesites belonging to local Jarai villagers. »»

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Mekong Media Roundup

VIETNAM: Guidelines Seek to Assist Trafficked Women and Children

HANOI - Trafficked women and children would receive more help to return to Vietnam and integrate back into society with the release of ministry guidelines on effective use of the law, a press conference was told here on June 27. »»

LAOS: More Illegal Migrants Volunteer to Return Home

VIENTIANE - A group of 837 illegal Lao migrants arrived in Vientiane on June 22 after spending years suffering in Thai detention camps. »»

THAILAND: Landmines Threaten Elephants

MAE SOT, Thailand - More than 100 elephants hauling logs on the Thai-Burmese border are in constant danger, as one step in the wrong direction could injure or even kill them. »»

CAMBODIA: Chinese Language Courses Popular

PHNOM PENH - While English remains the most popular foreign language among students in Cambodia, Chinese, Japanese and Korean are fast catching up as young Khmers increasingly view them as a gateway to better jobs in the country’s growing industrial and tourism sectors. »»

Row Over Preah Vihear Continues

BANGKOK - Thailand will ask Unesco to delay a decision on Cambodia's proposal to list Preah Vihear temple as a World Heritage Site, said Pongpol Adireksarn, head of Thailand's World Heritage Committee following the Central Administrative Court injunction on June 28 against the Thai government supporting Cambodia's bid. »»

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