Enhancing People-to-People Connectivity to Address Non-traditional Security Challenges in the Mekong Region

The project aims to promote the integration of cooperation at the sub-regional level to deal with transnational crime in the Thai-Lao and Thai-Cambodia border areas efficiently and comprehensively, especially the problem of human trafficking, smuggling drugs across borders and illegal migration.

The project has two main operational guidelines: (1) Civic Engagement in jointly monitoring transnational crime problems and reporting any suspicious reasons to administrative officials to investigate and expand concrete results through the NTS-Mekong Watch" mechanism in all sub-districts and villages in the target districts; and (2) People-to-People Connectivity, especially local leaders and government officials of Thailand and neighboring countries, via a trip to Lao PDR and Cambodia by a group of Chief District Officers, Assistant Chief District Officers, Sub-District Headmen, Village Headmen. to discuss cooperation in areas related to the "NTS-Mekong Watch" mechanism, including inviting leaders from Lao PDR and Cambodia to visit the Thai side of the district to strengthen cooperation and carry out joint social and cultural activities.The project has two main operational guidelines: (1) Civic Engagement in jointly monitoring transnational crime problems and reporting any suspicious reasons to administrative officials to investigate and expand concrete results through the NTS-Mekong Watch" mechanism in all sub-districts and villages in the target districts; and (2) People-to-People Connectivity, especially local leaders and government officials of Thailand and neighboring countries, via a trip to Lao PDR and Cambodia by a group of Chief District Officers, Assistant Chief District Officers, Sub-District Headmen, Village Headmen. to discuss cooperation in areas related to the "NTS-Mekong Watch" mechanism, including inviting leaders from Lao PDR and Cambodia to visit the Thai side of the district to strengthen cooperation and carry out joint social and cultural activities. Read more...