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Nakhon Phanom community demands justice from SEZ development
In 2015 the military government decided to complement the bridge with a Special Economic Zone (SEZ). As one of ten provincial SEZs declared in that year, the Nakhon Phanom SEZ i...
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Industrial Estate to Be Established in the Narathiwat Special Economic Zone
Director of the Narathiwat Provincial Industry Office Buddhikorn Wichadit said that the Policy Committee on Special Economic Zones, chaired by Prime Minister General Prayut Chan...
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A Visit to the Mother River
The Mekong, which local people call their Mother River (or Mae Khong), is central to Chiang Khong’s way of life. However, its environment has been damaged as special economic zo...
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Northern villagers feel 'zoned' out
The news of a Special Economic Zone on their doorstep was of little concern to the laid-back community in Chiang Khong district of Chiang Rai. They had their forest, or “natural...
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Mekong Communities Speak Out for Their Natural Heritage
More than 500 people gathered along the banks of the Mekong River in Chiang Khong, Thailand on February 5 to take a stand against plans to blast away the Khon Pi Luang rapids ju...
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Chiang Khong district
Chiang Khong The Logistics City With a well-equipped infrastructure, including the roads linking the ASEAN R3B Road through the Thailand-Laos Friendship Bridge 4 The gateway to ...
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2019 Trafficking in Persons Report: Thailand
The Government of Thailand does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. The government demonstrated o...
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The river ‘is not for sale’ warn Mekong villages
The locals of Chiang Rai in northern Thailand describe their lives as “three days of fishing, two days of drying the nets”. They fish the river in the rainy season, then as the ...
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Savan Park SEZ official website
Savan Park which is the name of this development is zoned as a free trade industrial and commercial centre under the Prime Minister's Decree 148 and investors who set up base in...
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About AICHR: Structure, work and history of AICHR
The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) was inaugurated by the ASEAN Leaders on 23 October 2009 at the 15th ASEAN Summit in Cha-Am Hua Hin, Thailand. This...
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Consultative Relationship with the AICHR
30 Civil Society Organizations which have consultative relationship with the ASEAN
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AICHR Holds Round Table Discussion With CSOs on the Implementation of the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration
On the occasion of the 5th anniversary of the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration 2012 (AHRD), the Human Rights Resource Centre (HRRC) joined the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission o...
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China Reshapes The Vital Mekong River To Power Its Expansion
China's economic and political influence is growing all over the world, particularly in Southeast Asia, its own backyard. China's Belt and Road Initiative is extending that infl...
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ASEAN Human Rights Declaration
WE, the Heads of State/Government of the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (hereinafter referred to as “ASEAN”), namely Brunei Darussalam, the Kingdom ...
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Notification of the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand No. 103/2556 Re: Land Development for Business Operators in Industrial Estates
By virtue of Section 10 (4) of the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand Act B.E. 2522 (1979), as amended by the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand Act (No. 3) B.E. 2539 ...
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Summary report on the Situation of Human Rights in 2016 From the Participatory Seminar of NHRC and People in the North-Eastern Region (28th -30th March 2016) and in the Northern Region (25th -27th May 2016)
The objectives are: (1) To strengthen knowledge and understanding of the roles of the NHRC and the NHRC staff, as well as introducing the third batch of commissioners to the ne...
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Public-Private Partnership Handbook
This handbook is meant as an introduction or primer to the design and execution of PPP strategies and projects in the context of development finance.
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Report of the Human Rights Council on its thirty-third session
Part One: Resolutions, decisions and President’s statement adopted by the Human Rights Council Part Two: Summary of proceedings
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Thirteenth General Programme of Work 2019–2023. WHO Results framework
This provides an overview on the Thirteenth General Programme of Work by WHO. The WHO Results Framework will be adopted between 2019 and 2023. This document summarizes the plan...
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Climate change vulnerability mapping for greater Mekong sub-region
It is well recognized that the impacts of climate change pose a serious threat to socio-economic, environment, and people’s livelihoods,particularly those in developing cou...