Mekong Post is a bi-monthly journal of life in Chiang Khong District in Northern Thailand. The journal takes a down-to-earth approach to the lives of ordinary people living along the northern reaches of the Mekong, and highlights the importance of the river for their lives. It began publication in early 2006, and the National Library of Australia retains an ongoing subscription. (Publisher: Khrongkan su chumchon lum namkhong. ISBN: 9749416341)
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1 anon // Feb 17, 2007 at 9:51 pm
Pardon me for appearing cynical, but is this by-monthly journal of life in Chiang Khong district aimed at the people of Chiang Khong district?
Or is it aimed at teary-eyed academics who persist on imposing their own perspectives on what is happening in that district?
2 Saowapha // Feb 19, 2007 at 10:51 pm
Thanks for your question, I’m glad to clarify this. “Mekong Post” is aimed at a wide audience, from locals to outsiders, including academics – but the limited academic content is presented in a popular style.
It is published by a civil society organisation whose name translates roughly as “Community publication for Lower Lan Na Mekhong” concerned with protecting and promoting environment and culture of that region.
Only the first volume was specifically about Chiang Khong – subsequent volumes deal with other themes, although with a focus on Lower Lan Na Mekhong region. E.g. the second volume was about the Giant Catfish (pla buek).
I didn’t mean to suggest that the whole series is just about Chiang Khong district.
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