It said the MRC Ministerial Council had recently chosen Hatda, a development professional by training, to be the top official at the secretariat for a three-year term. The MRC, which seeks to regulate development on the Mekong River, has Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam as its members. Hatda will for the next three years lead the organisation in expediting implementation its strategic plan for 2016-2020 and developing development strategy for subsequent years. Hatda, 48, is the second citizen of Mekong riparian state to hold the office, after Vietnam’s Pham Tuan Phan. “I am grateful for this noble opportunity to steer the wheel and I am fully committed to lead and inspire my crew as the captain.”

Source: The Nation Bangkok January 18, 2019 05:15 UTC