USAID has signed a grant agreement with the Mekong River Commission (MRC) to provide up to $5 million for the new Mekong Basin partnership, as the basin continues to face growing pressures.

A STRONGER political will is required to take action against monoculture corn cultivation both inside Thailand and in neighbouring countries, or the transboundary haze problem will never be solved, environmental experts said, as Chiang Rai’s Mae Sai district continues to choke under hazardous smog.