VIENTIANE (Laotian Times): Japan has pledged up to JPY 424 million (over US$2.7 million) to improve water quality monitoring and management in the Lower Mekong Basin, working directly with the Mekong River Commission (MRC).
On 9 February in Vientiane, Japanese Ambassador Koizumi Tsutomu and MRC Secretariat Chief Executive Officer Busadee Santipitaks signed the agreement to launch the regional project covering Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam.
