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The Role of Special Economic Zones in Improving Effectiveness of Greater Mekong Subregion Economic Corridors
Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Korea, Republic of, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
ADB
2018
The paper brings together the wider literature and the GMS evidence to assess the arguments and modalities for harnessing SEZs for border development. The report concludes with ...
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Nakhon Phanom community demands justice from SEZ development
Thailand
Archived web content
2018
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
Thailand
Archived web content
2017
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
Thailand
Archived web content
Peter Bosshard and Sarah Bardeen
2016
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
Thailand
Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs
PARITTA WANGKIAT
2016
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
Thailand
Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs
Sophie Ironside
2017
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
Thailand
Archived web content
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
Thailand
Archived web content
2019
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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Savan Park SEZ official website
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Archived web content
Laos government; Pacifica Streams Development Co.Ltd.(Malaysia)
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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Notification of the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand No. 103/2556 Re: Land Development for Business Operators in Industrial Estates
Thailand
Issue and policy briefs
The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand
2013
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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Kerry Worldbridge SEZ
Cambodia
Archived web content
Mekong Institute (MI), Ministry of Commerce, Thailand
This screenshot shows the information Kerry Worldbridge Logistics Ltd. owns and operates the Kerry Worldbridge SEZ and Customs Bonded Zone 18km south of Phnom Penh.
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Special Economic Zones in Myanmar and the State Duty to Protect Human Rights
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Sean Bain, International Commission for Justice
2017
This report by ICJ outlines key recommendations of why the Government of Myanmar should impose a moratorium on the development of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) until it can ensu...
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The Study on Special Economic Zone Development in Border Area (Savannakhet Province) in Lao People’s Democratic Republic: Main Report
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Japan International Cooperation Agency
2001
This report is a study on Special Economic Zone Development Plan in Border Area, a case study of Savannakhet Province. The study has worked out a plan to set up a Special Econom...
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The Study on Special Economic Zone Development in Border Area (Savannakhet Province) in Lao People’s Democratic Republic: Summary
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Japan International Cooperation Agency
2001
This report offers a summary of 'the Study on Special Economic Zone Development in Border Area (Savannakhet Province) in Lao People’s Democratic Republic', which is a work plan...
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Negotiating post-resettlement livelihoods: the Chinese special economic zone and its impact in northwestern Laos
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Pinkaew Laungaramsri, Souksamone Sengchanh
2018
Special economic zones (SEZs) are often employed by the state as a development mechanism to attract foreign direct investment and as a key engine for rural transformation. Drawi...
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Commodifying Sovereignty: Special Economic Zone and the Neoliberalization of the Lao Frontier
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Pinkaew Laungaramsri
2015
Laos has followed its Chinese neighbor in creating the Special Economic Zones (SEZs) as part of the new economic engine that allows distinctive economic policies and flexible go...
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Community’s Voices on the Road Link: the two-lane road with one-way benefit
Myanmar
Archived web content
The Mekong Butterfly
2018
To broaden our understanding and get updated information on the project’s development, the Mekong Butterfly had visited and discussed with communities along the Road Link projec...
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Dawei Special Economic Zone
Myanmar
Archived web content
Earthrights International
Dawei Special Economic Zone is an industrial development project in southern Myanmar. It is one of three SEZs in Myanmar that are designed to attract businesses by lowering envi...
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New bridge to resolve Thilawa's transport nightmare
Myanmar
Archived web content
Thomson Chau
2018
Article on the Bago Bago River bridge.
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Voices from the Ground: Concerns over the Dawei Special Economic Zone and related projects
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Dawei Development Association
2014
This report examines the Dawei Special Economic Zone (DSEZ) project in Southern Myanmar, which, if realized, would be one of the largest petrochemical industrial estates in Sout...